Contreras, Warren provide beef for Sox-Yankees' benches-clearing 'picnic'

A benches-clearing incident occurred in the fifth inning of Friday's game at Fenway Park, where Boston defeated New York 6-1. Red Sox catcher Willson Contreras, who had already hit his 17th homer of the season and drove in multiple runs against Yankees right-hander Will Warren, took exception to high and tight fastballs and began jawing at Warren as he walked to first base. Warren acknowledged pitching inside competitively, while Contreras defended his reaction as simply part of the game.