Dodgers And Diamondbacks 'Massive Fight' at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES – Mark McGwire's fists were filled with as much as he could grab of Matt Williams' jersey, with Matt Williams still in it. His face was red. His words were blue. We can assume spittle. Swarming the pair of coaches raged a pretty fair brawl, as far as baseball brawls go. The Arizona Diamondbacks, first place in the NL West, and Los Angeles Dodgers, last in the West, threw pitches at each other twice, perhaps three times, maybe more, on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The benches and bullpens were twice hastily vacated, and punches and invectives were thrown. Six, including Dodgers’ 22-year-old Yasiel Puig, struck in the face earlier with an Ian Kennedy fastball, were ejected.No punches were thrown and order was quickly restored. However, that didn't last very long. Greinke was due up second in the bottom of the inning, and it appeared inevitable that things were going to escalate further should L.A.'s starter remain in the game. Sure enough, after Luis Cruz popped out, Greinke stepped to the plate. And Kennedy promptly drilled Greinke up by the shoulder. What ensued was an all-out brawl that even involved managers and coaches from both sides. The bench-clearing donnybrook got underway in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium after Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy plunked his L.A. counterpart, Zack Greinke, with a high-and-tight pitch. Home plate umpire Clint Fagan immediately ejected Kennedy, who began walking off the mound as Greinke shook off the impact. Before the D-backs pitcher even crossed the first-base line, he was swallowed up by a crowd of players who had come charging out of both dugouts. Prominent among those involved in the chaos was Mattingly, who appeared to toss Arizona bench coach Alan Trammell to the ground.