Tempers flare as Yankees defeat White Sox, 7-5

On a steamy afternoon that saw yet another dustup between Josh Donaldson and the White Sox, DJ LeMahieu hit an early grand slam and the New York Yankees beat Chicago 7-5 in a contentious contest Saturday.

A week after they scrapped in Chicago when Tim Anderson objected to a hard tag by Donaldson, the two stars sparred again. This time, White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal joined the fray, too.

In the third inning, Donaldson had rounded second base after the final out and began jawing with Anderson as the teams came off the field. Donaldson, a former AL MVP in his first season with the Yankees, was escorted off the field by manager Aaron Boone and Anderson, an All-Star shortstop, was led off by third base coach Joe McEwing.

In the fifth, Grandal stood up from his crouch and began jawing at Donaldson as he approached the plate. The barking continued as relievers ran in from the bullpens and the benches emptied.

RAYS 6, ORIOLES 1 >> Randy Arozarena hit a pair of homers, Jeffrey Springs threw shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Rays spoiled the debut of Baltimore Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman.

The switch-hitting Rutschman was the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft and is ranked as baseball’s No. 1 prospect by MLB Pipeline. He batted sixth and had a stand-up triple in the seventh for his first major league hit. Rutschman went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and a walk.

National League

METS 5, ROCKIES 1 >> Starling Marte homered in his return to the lineup, and New York beat Colorado in the first game of a split doubleheader. PADRES 2, GIANTS 1 >> Joe Musgrove pitched seven scoreless innings of fourhit ball to remain unbeaten, Manny Machado homered and San Diego beat San Francisco. DIAMONDBACKS 7, CUBS 6 >> Daulton Varsho drilled a two-out, three-RBI double in the 10th inning then scored on a throwing error by Andrelton Simmons to give Arizona a comeback win over Chicago.

Interleague

BLUE JAYS 3, REDS 1 >> Bo Bichette hit two home runs, pitcher Alek Manoah matched his career-high with eight innings, and Toronto beat Cincinnati.

Bichette’s first was solo home run off Reds righthander Hunter Greene in the fourth, No. 50 of Bichette’s career, and added a two-run blast off Luis Cessa. —