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Red Sox win, fight with Rays
Baseball fans enjoyed an action-packed game Thursday at Fenway Park, where the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-1. The win was not the only thing to cause excitement - an on field fight culminated in 3 players getting kicked out of the game.
The fight on the field started after Boston's Coco Crisp was hit on the right hip by a second-inning pitch from James Shields. Crisp dropped his bat, charged the mound and ducked a wild right by Shields before throwing a few punches himself.
Crisp was tackled to the ground by Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro. Rays designated hitter Jonny Gomes charged the mound from the dugout, jumped on Navarro and Crisp, and threw several punches that hit Crisp while he was on the ground.
"I charged the mound. (Shields) tried to hit me with a punch," Crisp said. "I'm not upset at all. We fought. That's all it is. There were some cheap shots there. (Carl) Crawford came sliding in. I don't know why he was pulling hair, scratching. After that it was three, four guys on one."
Crisp, Shields and Gomes were ejected.





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