Angels' Soler, Braves' Lopez ejected as benches clear in brawl
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Angels' Soler, Braves' Lopez ejected as benches clear in brawl
"Soler charged the mound after Lopez threw a high inside pitch that tipped off Jonah Heim's glove in the bottom of the fifth inning."
"Lopez was holding the baseball when he landed a punch on Soler's batting helmet."
"Soler had homered off Lopez in his first at-bat, then was hit by a pitch in his second."
"The Braves led 4-2 when the dustup occurred."
Reynaldo Lopez and Jorge Soler were ejected following a brawl during a game. Soler charged the mound after Lopez threw a high inside pitch. The confrontation escalated into punches being thrown, prompting both teams' benches to empty. Atlanta manager Walt Weiss intervened to tackle Soler. Lopez had a strong performance, pitching 4⅔ innings with two runs allowed and seven strikeouts. Soler had previously homered off Lopez and finished the game with two RBIs. The Angels won the game 6-2.
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