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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 1
Cade Cavalli Fans 13 in 7 Innings as Fenway Brawl Ends With 3 Ejections
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 1

Cade Cavalli Fans 13 in 7 Innings as Fenway Brawl Ends With 3 Ejections

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 1

Summary

  • Seven innings from Cade Cavalli produced a career-best line in Boston: 13 strikeouts on 100 pitches, one hit allowed and one unearned run.
  • The outing came after a fourth-inning brawl erupted when Cavalli yelled at Willson Contreras after a called third strike, prompting benches to clear and warnings to both teams.
  • Three ejections followed — Contreras, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy and Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas — while umpires declined Boston's demand to toss Cavalli.
  • Cavalli kept dominating after the melee, drawing boos at Fenway and finishing with nine swinging strikeouts as Washington chased a series win Wednesday.

Insights

With clear distress signals shown, did the Red Sox fail to support Willson Contreras before his violent outburst?
Will Contreras’s helmet throw finally force MLB to mandate new safety equipment for its vulnerable pitchers?
Should MLB punish pitchers' on-field taunts as severely as the physical brawls they often ignite?