BALTIMORE -- As bench-clearing situations go, this one felt like an overreaction.
"We got tangled up there, emotions from both sides kind of went off," said Baltimore's Heston Kjerstad, who was right in the middle of it. "I don't think it was too much."
Benches and bullpens cleared in Baltimore in the fourth inning of the Orioles' 5-4 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. Kjerstad stole second base and second baseman Pablo Reyes had to leap over him to catch the throw. Reyes came down on top of Kjerstad's head and neck area -- it appeared the fielder had little choice -- and then Kjerstad said something.