MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Tuesday night in a game that included a nasty fight between the teams.
The fracas ensued after Jose Siri grounded out against Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe leading off the eighth inning. Uribe and Siri exchanged words near first base and things quickly became heated.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Tuesday night in a game that included a nasty fight between the teams.
Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri (22) fights with Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe, middle, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri (22) fights with Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe, middle, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe (45) is held back by Quintin Berry (33) as he fights with Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri (22) during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Black is dunked by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Thyago Vieira reacts to the last out of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Black is dunked by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Black is dunked by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
With an umpire standing between them trying to keep the peace, Uribe threw a punch at Siri, who then took a wild swing at the reliever.
Milwaukee first baseman Rhys Hoskins tried to break up the fight but was knocked to the ground as both dugouts and bullpens emptied quickly before order was restored.
“I don’t know who said something first but I saw them talking to each other somewhat discreetly and then off it went,” Hoskins said.
Siri claimed Uribe escalated the exchange with a shoulder bump. Uribe said it began with some “unnecessary” words from Siri.
The animosity between Siri and the Brewers had been building all night, starting when he took a long look at his solo home run off Freddy Peralta in the third.
When Siri came up again in the sixth, Peralta drilled him with a 3-0 fastball, leading to ejections for Peralta and Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy.
It was the second consecutive ejection for Murphy, thrown out of Monday's game against the Rays for arguing an umpire's call.
Adames drove in four runs and Brice Turang had three RBIs as the Brewers snapped their three-game losing streak.
“That was a great win for our club,” Murphy said. “We had some tough ones lately. They came out focused and Freddy was great.”
Peralta (3-0) struck out seven and walked none in 5 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Siri's home run.
Tampa Bay starter Tyler Alexander (1-1) gave up three runs and six hits in four innings.
“I was proud of Tyler,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “I don’t think he had his best stuff — it was pretty apparent early on — but he kind of gutted through four innings.”
Tyler Black made the most of his big league debut for the Brewers by getting hits in each of his first two plate appearances. Then he came within a few feet of his first career home run his third time up.
Black wasn’t in Milwaukee’s starting lineup but he didn’t have to wait long to make his debut. The Brewers’ No. 4 overall prospect entered as a pinch runner in the first inning after designated hitter Gary Sánchez tweaked his hamstring running to first on a fielder’s choice.
“It was just a thrill to be a part of that and see what he does," Murphy said. “He had a great first night.”
TRAINER'S ROOM
Murphy said Sánchez was walking around after the game but will undergo an MRI on Wednesday to determine the severity of his hamstring injury.
UP NEXT
Brewers RHP Colin Rea (2-0, 3.25 ERA) starts the series finale Wednesday against RHP Zach Eflin (1-3, 4.08).
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Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri, left, fights with Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe, middle, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri (22) fights with Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe, middle, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri (22) fights with Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe, middle, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Abner Uribe (45) is held back by Quintin Berry (33) as he fights with Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Siri (22) during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Black is dunked by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Thyago Vieira reacts to the last out of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Black is dunked by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Black is dunked by Willy Adames after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan before dawn Tuesday, citing a threat to public safety and coming less than a week after demonstrators stepped up pressure by placing fake body bags on the lawn of a school official.
Officers wearing helmets with face shields cleared approximately 50 people from the Diag, known for decades as a site for campus protests. Video posted online showed police using what appeared to be an irritant to spray people, who were forced to retreat.
“UM is not a campground,” Sarah Hubbard, chair of the university's governing board, said on the social platform X.
At least four people were arrested, which caused protesters to shift to the Washtenaw County jail where they marched outside in support of their allies.
“We will not stop, we will not rest,” a coalition of pro-Palestinian student groups said on social media.
The campus encampment was set up on April 22, near the end of the school year and just before families began arriving for spring commencement. Posters taunting President Santa Ono and other officials were also displayed.
After the camp was cleared, nearby buildings including the undergraduate and graduate libraries were closed and police turned away students who showed up to study.
Ono said in a statement that the encampment had become a threat to safety, with overloaded power sources and open flames. Organizers, he added, had refused to comply with requests to make changes following an inspection by a fire marshal.
“The disregard for safety directives was only the latest in a series of troubling events centered on an encampment that has always violated the rules that govern the Diag — especially the rules that ensure the space is available to everyone,” Ono said.
Protesters have demanded that the school’s endowment stop investing in companies with ties to Israel. But the university insists it has no direct investments and less than $15 million placed with funds that might include companies in Israel. That’s less than 0.1% of the total endowment.
“There’s nothing to talk about. That issue is settled,” Hubbard said last week.
A group of 30 protesters showed up at her house on May 15 and placed stuffed, red-stained sheets on her lawn to resemble body bags. They banged a drum and chanted slogans over a bullhorn.
People wearing face coverings also posted demands at the doors of other board members.
“This conduct is where our failure to address antisemitism leads literally — literally — to the front door of my home,” board member Mark Bernstein, a Detroit-area lawyer, said at a Regents meeting last Thursday. “Who’s next? When and where will this end? As a Jew, I know the answer to these questions because our experience is full of tragedies that we are at grave risk of repeating. Enough is enough.”
Students and others have set up tent encampments on campuses around the country to press colleges to cut financial ties with Israel. Tensions over the war have been high on campuses since the fall, but demonstrations spread quickly following an April 18 police crackdown on an encampment at Columbia University. Arrests at campuses have surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide.
An encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at Philadelphia’s Drexel University persisted Tuesday despite an earlier threat by the school’s president to have it cleared.
University administrators tried to open a line of communication to the protesters but were rebuffed, Drexel President John Fry said in a statement Tuesday. He said city and campus police planned to monitor a rally at the encampment scheduled for Tuesday night.
Lecture classes will remain virtual for a third day Wednesday because of the encampment, and some events will have to be rescheduled, Fry said.
“Many of you have expressed your frustration over our decision to scale back in-person classes and activities. I understand and share your frustration. But please rest assured that we are doing everything we can to return our campus safely to normal operations,” he said.
White reported from Detroit. Associated Press reporter Michael Rubinkam in northeastern Pennsylvania contributed to this report.
Pro-Palestinian protesters with tents occupy a quad at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Police officers stand outside an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tents and pro-Palestinian protesters occupy a quad at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A poster targeting University of Michigan President Santa Ono was displayed on a campus building on May 2, 2024, near a pro-Palestinian tent encampment in Ann Arbor, Mich. Police broke up the camp on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, citing safety risks. (AP Photo/Ed White)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters gather at Drexel University campus during a new Pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Rabbi Chiam Goldstein from Drexel Chabad fraternity is not allowed to pass into the encampment to meet with Jews that are protesting with the pro-Palestinian students at Drexel University, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Protesters at Drexel University's quad is filled with dozens of tents at Drexel University, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Rabbi Chiam Goldstein at right from Drexel Chabad fraternity is not allowed to pass into the encampment to meet with Jews that are protesting with the pro-Palestinian students, at Drexel University, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
This photo provided by Sarah Hubbard shows pro-Palestinian protesters in Okemos, Mich., demonstrating outside the home of Sarah Hubbard, the chair of the University of Michigan's governing board, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. They set up tents and placed fake bloody corpses on her lawn. They want the university to get rid of any investments in companies connected to Israel. (Sarah Hubbard via AP)
FILE - Dozens of tents were in place as part of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Police have broken up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan Tuesday, May 21, 2024, less than a week after demonstrators showed up at the home of a school official and placed fake body bags on her lawn. (AP Photo/Ed White, File)
University of Michigan campus police block an area Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich., where a pro-Palestinian encampment had been set up since late April. Police removed the encampment earlier Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
University of Michigan campus police block an area Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich., where a pro-Palestinian encampment had been set up since late April. Police removed the encampment earlier Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
