Baltimore Orioles second baseman Blaze Alexander said he felt he made a clean slide into second base Saturday night before an argument that led to a benches-clearing brawl with the Boston Red Sox.

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The benches and bullpens cleared as the Orioles and Red Sox engaged in a fracas that didn’t result in any punches thrown or ejections.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night.

The confrontation occurred after shortstop Trevor Story and second baseman Nick Sogard turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the eighth inning. Blaze Alexander, who slid hard into second base, had words for Sogard.

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