Yankees, Pirates benches clear after pitch timer disagreement

The Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 at Yankee Stadium, but the game was marked by a bench-clearing incident in the eighth inning. Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana exchanged words with Yankees infielder José Caballero after an at-bat, frustrated by Caballero's manipulation of the pitch timer, which had caused a pitch to be waved off by home-plate umpire Paul Clemons. Caballero ultimately grounded into a 1-6-3 double play to end the inning, after which Santana gestured toward him repeatedly before both benches and bullpens briefly cleared.