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Tempers flare between Angels, Rangers
- Updated: September 21, 2016
ARLINGTON — After Rangers outfielder Carlos Gomez singled with one out in the sixth, he looked to advance to second on an errant pickoff throw from Angels left-hander Jose Alvarez. Gomez over-slid second base and was called out, and a challenge upheld the call on the field.
Gomez took exception to what he believed was Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons blocking second base on the putout. And that sparked a night of flared tempers in the Rangers’ 5-4 win over the Angels on Tuesday night.
“I guess they took exception to what was a good play by Andrelton,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “He wasn’t in Gomez’s way at all. Gomez let him know he wasn’t happy.”
If you check the tape, I clearly was not close to blocking the bag,” Simmons said. “Anybody that thinks I was blocking the bag, that’s ludicrous.”
The next inning, when Simmons was at the plate, right-hander Keone Kela threw a 96-mph pitch that sailed behind Simmons’ shoulders and to the backstop. Simmons was visibly upset and gestured to the mound, and both benches were immediately given warnings. Texas’ Adrian Beltre and Jonathan Lucroy had been …
