The game was far less testy than Friday night’s 9-2 Phillies win, which included the ejection of three players following a bench-clearing brawl in the sixth inning.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said before yesterday’s game that he expects to hear soon from Major League Baseball what the ramifications of the brawl will be.
Reliever Ramon Ramirez and catcher Eli Whiteside were both ejected for San Francisco along with Philadelphia center fielder Shane Victorino.
“My guess is Monday,’’ Bochy said. “They’ll look at the video and we’ll get word on what they think they need to do.’’
Tempers flared Friday in the sixth inning when Ramirez hit Victorino in the lower back with a pitch, moments after the Phillies’ Jimmy Rollins stole second with a six-run lead. Victorino began walking toward the mound and Whiteside, the catcher, stepped in front of him and began jumping up and down. Placido Polanco raced in from second base and was tackled by Whiteside.
“Nobody got hurt on either side, which is good news,’’ Bochy said. “It was more pushing and shoving than anything else. I thought overall it was very clean.’’
Tigers 4, Royals 3 - Justin Verlander lasted seven innings despite some balky defense behind him and visiting Detroit hung on to beat Kansas City, moving their ace into a tie for the major league lead in wins.
Padres 13, Pirates 2 - Kyle Blanks hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as San Diego sent host Pittsburgh to its ninth straight loss.
Cubs 11, Reds 4 - Carlos Zambrano homered and pitched six solid innings, and host Chicago won its seventh straight by rolling over Cincinnati.
Athletics 8, Rays 0 - Brandon McCarthy pitched five-hit ball for eight innings, David DeJesus homered twice and Oakland earned a rare road victory.
White Sox 6, Twins 1 - Zach Stewart threw six sharp innings in his debut, Paul Konerko drove in two runs and Brent Lillibridge added a late two-run homer as visiting Chicago beat Minnesota.
Brewers 7, Astros 5 - Prince Fielder finished a triple shy of the cycle and drove in four runs, and visiting Milwaukee won for the 10th time in 11 games by holding off Houston.
