Benches clear between O’s and Red Sox after double play

BALTIMORE (AP) – The benches cleared in Friday night's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox when Luis Robert Jr.

Key points

• With Boston leading 1-0 and Alexander on first, Baltimore's Robert grounded to shortstop Trevor Story.
• But as Alexander left the area of second base, he remarked he kicked off the war of words with Sogard, then Story and others.
• Replays indicated that Alexander slid aggressively and continued past the bag after touching second, but didn't appear to produce contact with Sogard.
• "I thought, clean slide into the bag, and just getting stared at, " Alexander remarked.

With Boston leading 1-0 and Alexander on first, Baltimore's Robert grounded to shortstop Trevor Story. Second baseman Nick Sogard took Story's flip and fired to first to complete the play.

"I thought, clean slide into the bag, and just getting stared at, " Alexander remarked. "Wanted to know why I'm getting stared at. And yeah, that's really it."

For now, benches clear between Os and Red Sox after double play remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.