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DETROIT » Once slugger Miguel Cabrera wrestled Yankees catcher Austin Romine to the ground at home plate, an afternoon game at Comerica Park collapsed into total chaos.
All the testiness that had been building between the Detroit Tigers and New York finally boiled over. The toll of Thursday’s fury — three bench-clearing altercations, eight ejections, one beaning and a lot of angry words.
“I’m sure there are going to be suspensions on both sides,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after a 10-6 loss.
The winning and losing pitchers — Detroit’s Alex Wilson (2-4) and New York’s Dellin Betances (3-5) — were tossed. So were Girardi and Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.
At one point, the ill will carried over to the Detroit dugout, where star pitcher Justin Verlander and teammate Victor Martinez appeared to get into some sort of dispute.
Perhaps the only positive thing: This was the final time the Yankees and Tigers were scheduled to play this season.
James McCann and Justin Upton homered for Detroit, and Gary Sanchez went deep for the Yankees, but that all became secondary on a day when the umpires had their hands full trying to maintain order. Major League Baseball now figures to be busy, too, sorting out likely penalties that could especially hurt the playoff-contending Yankees.
Girardi contended an early warning would’ve cut off the trouble before it escalated. He blamed the umps for letting things go wild, saying, “Just a very poor job on their part.”
Much later, Yankees reliever Dellin Betances was ejected after he hit McCann in the helmet.
“I threw him out and that was to keep control of the game,” umpire crew chief Dana DeMuth said. DODGERS 5, PIRATES 2 » Yasmani Grandal and Adrian Gonzalez hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning and Los Angeles pulled away from Pittsburgh for its 90th win of the season. ROCKIES 3, ROYALS 2 » Pat Valaika hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth and Greg Holland finished for his 36th save in Colorado’s victory over Kansas City. DIAMONDBACKS 3, METS 2» Robbie Ray returned to a big league mound for the first time since being hit in the head with a line drive last month, striking out nine in five innings for Arizona.
Mets outfielder Michael Conforto dislocated his left shoulder, collapsing in pain after swinging at a pitch. RAYS 2, BLUE JAYS 0 » Alex Cobb and four relievers combined on a six-hitter and center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made two spectacular catches to help Tampa Bay beat Toronto.