DETROIT \u2013 The benches cleared Friday night during the game between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels after an exchange involving Tarik Skubal.<\/p>\n
It all started on Skubal\u2019s first pitch of the night. After the Tigers went scoreless in the top of the first, he came out and threw a fastball to Angels shortstop Zach Neto.<\/p>\n
Neto was ready, demolishing it 107.9 mph and 429 feet to center field to give his team a 1-0 lead. He stood in the batter\u2019s box and admired it for a moment before rounding the bases, and Skubal definitely noticed.<\/p>\n
The next time Neto came up in the bottom of the third inning — with a runner on third and one out — Skubal blew Neto away with a high fastball.<\/p>\n
While Neto walked back to dugout, Skubal stared him down, and when Neto looked back, they exchanged some words.<\/p>\n
It looked like Neto said, \u201cYou got me once,\u201d and Skubal said, \u201cYeah, I got you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tempers continued to rise, and players from both teams poured onto the field, but nothing happened. The umpires issued warnings to both teams, and that was the end of it.<\/p>\n
For now.<\/p>\n
Neto led off the bottom of the sixth and muscled a ball out to shortstop. Trey Sweeney threw him out easily.<\/p>\n
After the Tigers ambushed the Angels for eight runs in the top of the ninth, Neto struck out against Tyler Owens for good measure.<\/p>\n
Detroit improved to 21-12, which is the best record in the American League. The Angels fell to 12-19 — last in the AL West and the second-worst record in the AL.<\/p>\n
The Tigers and Angels still have two more games this weekend. We\u2019ll see if this dispute goes any further.<\/p>\n
Somewhere, Carlos Guillen and Jered Weaver are proud.<\/p>\n
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