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TORONTO -- Tempers flared between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night as a beanball war between the American League East rivals resulted in two bench-clearing incidents in the second inning and multiple ejections. Boyd Gordon Jersey .Yankees manager Joe Girardi and starting pitcher Luis Severino were ejected, as were New York pitching coach Larry Rothschild and bench coach Rob Thomson. No one from the Toronto side was tossed.Third-base coach Joe Espada served as the Yankees acting manager for the rest of their 7-5 win.The first incident was precipitated by Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ hitting the Yankees Chase Headley on the hip with his second pitch of the second inning after narrowly missing him with his first. The Yankees appeared to think this was retaliation for Severino grazing Josh Donaldson on the elbow pad with a pitch in the first inning.I was mad because Happ hit him on purpose and he had one shot, Girardi said after the game. You throw it behind the guy and you miss, I mean, hes got to be tossed. Thats terrible, its terrible.Happ denied that he was trying to hit Headley on purpose.I wasnt trying to hit Chase, but it happened, Happ said. They can say whatever they want. Eventually cooler heads prevailed.Both benches and bullpens emptied after Headley exchanged words with Happ, but order was quickly restored and plate umpire Todd Tichenor issued a warning to both benches.If they feel like they need to protect their guys, I respect that, Headley said. But if you do that, youre accepting the consequences.Things got much more heated in the bottom of the inning when Severino nailed Justin Smoak in the leg with his second pitch of the inning after narrowly missing him with his first.This time, there were shoves on both sides after the teams came together, and at least one Yankee, Tyler Austin, appeared to be hit with a punch on his left cheekbone, which showed a bloody nick. The two catchers, Gary Sanchez and Russell Martin, also nearly came together but were kept separated by teammates.Some teams have been taking pot shots at us all year long, and some guys just got tired of it, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.Blue Jays relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit limped off the field and into the clubhouse with a sore left calf following the second scuffle. Toronto then lost infielder Devon Travis with a sore shoulder in the sixth.In the pile, [Benoit] did something to his calf, Gibbons said. Hes getting checked out.Gibbons didnt know whether Travis was hurt while taking part in a shoving match.Ive got no idea, Gibbons said. He came out of the game having trouble swinging the bat.The testy behavior continued into the ninth. Leading 3-2, Gibbons called on Jason Grilli to close it out. But Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira tied it 3-all with a one-out homer. After pausing to admire his second-deck drive and casually flipping his bat, Teixeira yelled Blown save! at Grilli after returning to the dugout.[The Blue Jays] do it all the time, Teixeira said, referring to his bat flip. They have fun with it. Its the first time Ive ever done it, so Ill have fun with it, too.Headley called the Blue Jays The Kings of Fun for their emotional reactions to home runs and strikeouts.Youve got to take some of your medicine, Headley said. They certainly have no shortage of emotion, and if you play like that, youve got to expect to get some of it back.Severino, who was making his first start since Aug. 13, was on a short leash to begin with and was expected to throw no more than 50 pitches. But his night ended after 34 pitches and one run allowed in the first inning.It was Girardis third ejection of the season; the last was Aug. 29 when he argued balls and strikes with plate umpire Brian ONora in Kansas City.The Yankees had lost a record eight straight games in Toronto and 11 of 14 overall. The teams were playing for the 19th and final time this season.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Glenn Anderson Jersey . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. http://www.cheapedmontonoilersjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-benoit-pouliot-jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Gold Coast forward Ryan James has been found guilty of a high tackle on Wests Tigers fullback James Tedesco, but has escaped suspension after successfully arguing for a downgrade.In bizarre scenes on Wednesday night at the NRL judiciary at Rugby League Central, James was found guilty of a grade-two careless high tackle which broke Tedescos jaw in the Titans win on Saturday at Campbelltown.However, James defence counsel Jim Hall then argued for a downgrade, but only after the prompting of panel member Royce Ayliffe.Hang on - we have only found him guilty, Ayliffe said after the verdict was read out by fellow panel member Mal Cochrane.The panel of Ayliffe, Cochrane and Chris McKenna then promptly awarded the downgrade, meaning James is free to play in the Titans round-24 clash with Newcastle on Saturday at Hunter Stadium.James, who is one of the NRLs most-penalised players, has 90 carryover points to contend with.Titans coach Neil Henry, who sat next to James throughout the hearing, spoke on behalf of his prop after the hearing.We came down here, thinking the speed at which it happened (meant) it wasnt a careless action by Ryan, Henry said.The judiciary said it was on the lower end of carelessness.They took into account how fastt the action happened and the fact Tedesco was dropping. Mark Fayne Jersey. We had a fair hearing. Were disappointed in one regard. But the speed these things can happen at in the game means there was no malice on Ryans behalf.In giving evidence, James said he didnt have time to adjust to Tedesco dropping in the tackle.I was running and trying to catch him in the tackle and run him back a little further, James said.I dropped my body level ... I couldnt have done anything else to avoid collision.However, James said he did take his eyes off Tedesco just before impact.Judiciary prosecutor Peter McGrath seized on that as an admission of carelessness.In the context of a rugby league game player, Tedesco did not drop dramatically, he said.Taking his eyes off player Tedesco is where the carelessness lies.Player James did not show the special duty of care required to avoid contact with the head.The contact was not accidental. It was not unavoidable.Defence counsel Jim Hall said the contact was accidental.I would suggest player James didnt have the time to change his tackle after player Tedesco turned and dropped.' ' '
