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Video: Rays' Jose Siri, Brewers' Abner Uribe Explain How Benches-Clearing Brawl Began

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri and Milwaukee Brewer pitcher Abner Uribe spoke Tuesday night about what led to the altercation that sparked a benches-clearing brawl late in the Brewers' 8-2 win.

Siri said the conflict began when Uribe hit him as he was headed to first base.

"When I went to first base, I just went there normal, and he kind of hit me on the shoulder, so I asked him why did he do that. And he just said, 'Because I felt like it,'" Siri said.

Siri continued: "From right there nothing was said.