Angels, Rangers see dust-up differently

ARLINGTON — The Angels and Rangers on Wednesday continued to voice their drastically differing opinions about Tuesday night’s events, with participants on both teams casting themselves as the good guys and their opponents as the villains.

To Angels manager Mike Scioscia, his shortstop, Andrelton Simmons, didn’t break any rules, written or unwritten, when he tagged Carlos Gomez out at second base. To Gomez, Simmons blocked the bag and could have injured him as he slid.

To Scioscia, Rangers reliever Keone Kela committed a flagrant, intentional violation when he threw a 97-mph fastball behind Simmons’ shoulder. To Rangers manager Jeff Banister, it wasn’t on purpose.

• Tempers flare between Angels, Rangers

Scioscia suggested that Kela be punished for his actions, though he declined to say when asked directly whether Kela should be suspended.

“Hopefully, Major League Baseball will take a look at that and see what the appropriate action should be,” Scioscia said. “I think you have to have respect for this game and understand that when you’re throwing a ball even 91 miles an hour and you’re up at the neck or the head …

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