Twins' Rocco Baldelli ejected after encounter between umpire, Yankees' Domingo German
Rocco Baldelli was ejected and the Minnesota Twins' bats were quieted Saturday in a 6-1 loss to the New York Yankees.
Baldelli was ejected in the fourth inning after umpire James Hoye allowed Domingo German back into the game after appearing to tell him to "wash your hands."
Hoye had checked German for sticky substances after the right-hander mowed down the Twins in the third inning. As German was headed back onto the field to pitch the fourth, Hoye checked him again and he was allowed to continue pitching.
Baldelli then raced out of the visitor's dugout and argued with Hoye, who tossed him.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli got ejected after umpires checked Domingo German for substances and allowed him to stay in the game
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German has pitched four perfect innings with eight strikeouts so far pic.twitter.com/hou6oxqu5L
German set down 16 straight Twins to start the game and wound up allowing only three hits and one run in 6.1 innings. The Twins didn't really get to German until Trevor Larnach and Jose Miranda hit back-to-back doubles in the seventh.
Homers by Kyle Higashioka and Anthony Rizzo (his third of the series) helped the Yankees build a 4-1 before Giancarlo Stanton cracked a two-run double to give New York a 6-1 lead in the seventh.
Up next: Twins at Yankees, Sunday at 12:05 p.m.
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