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Julio Teheran plunked Jose Bautista in first at-bat after contentious bat flip

The Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays picked up where they left off on Thursday, following a benches-clearing incident the night before.

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran drilled Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista during his first at-bat of the night, hitting him in the thigh with a 96 mph fastball.

Jose Bautista hit by pitch in his first at-bat after taking the first pitch inside. Both benches warned!!! pic.twitter.com/Th622BXGuG

It was the ninth time a player has been hit in the series and comes on the heels of a Bautista bat-flip the night before that led to both sides clearing the benches.