BALTIMORE -- With Kansas City in the midst of a five-game losing streak, tensions boiled over in the Orioles' 9-1 win over the Royals on Tuesday night when Kansas City righty Yordano Ventura plunked Manny Machado with a 99-mph fastball. The benches cleared and the bullpens emptied as Machado charged the mound, overshadowing another strong offensive night for Baltimore at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles scored four runs in the first and held a 5-1 advantage during the fracas before taking a commanding lead when play finally resumed. Mark Trumbo and Chris Davis, the first two batters after the ejections, went back-to-back as part of a four-homer night for the Orioles, who have seven long balls in the series.