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Pirates, Reds await suspensions for latest brawl

By JOE KAY Bell contends the Pirates
AP Sports Writer throw at batters purposely
CINCINNATI (AP) — Major and has complained that
League Baseball is review- Major League Baseball
ing video of the latest fight hasn't clamped down. Bell
between the Pirates and and Hurdle exchanged
Reds, with Pittsburgh man- lineup cards with the um-
ager Clint Hurdle expecting pires before Wednesday's
suspensions on both sides. game but didn't interact.
Reds manager David Bell Asked if he would talk to
faces a significant suspen- Hurdle about what hap-
sion for running onto the pened, Bell said, "I told him
field and going after Hurdle exactly how I felt about it
during the ninth inning of last night."
Pittsburgh's 11-4 win Tues- Hurdle pointed out pre-
day night. Bell already had game Wednesday that he
been ejected from the was hit in the head three
game. times as a player.
Hurdle spoke with Chief He said he's never told one
Baseball Officer Joe Torre of his pitchers to throw at
on Wednesday before an a hitter, contrary to Bell's
afternoon game against opinion.
the Reds that concludes Pittsburgh Pirates' Kyle Crick (30) falls between Cincinnati Reds' Eugenio Suarez, left, and Amir "He's going to think what
their raucous series. Hur- Garrett (50) during a brawl in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Cin- he thinks, he's going to
dle said MLB was review- cinnati. feel what he feels," Hurdle
ing video of the numerous Associated Press said. "I just shared with him,
confrontations during the as he was telling me what
game, which turned into The NL Central rivals have a threw up-and-in to Dietrich. Garrett ran to the dugout I was (during the brawl), I
a fight in the ninth when history of run-ins that crept Joey Votto yelled into the and started swinging as the just said you have no idea
Reds reliever Amir Garrett into this season when Derek Pirates dugout between in- benches emptied. what you're talking about."
charged the Pittsburgh Dietrich admired his home nings, taking exception to Bell emerged from the Reds Bell, Puig, Garrett and
dugout. run at PNC Park in April, the pitch. Separately, Bell dugout and ran across the bench coach Freddie
Four from each team were prompting a fracas. Puig was ejected for arguing af- field toward Hurdle, who Benavides were ejected
ejected, including about- was at the center of the ter a strike was called with was shoved to the ground. from the Reds. Williams,
to-be-traded Yasiel Puig. fight, taking on the Pirates Puig at bat in the eighth. Pirates hitting coach Rick Chris Archer, Kyle Crick and
"Yeah, I anticipate suspen- by himself at one point. Jared Hughes hit Starling Eckstein got Bell in a head- Francisco Cervelli — who is
sions, and seeing some of Puig got a two-game sus- Marte with his first pitch in lock. Bell screamed profan- on the injured list — were
the things that our guys pension and Bell a one- the ninth, bringing things to ities at Hurdle as he left the ejected from the Pirates.
were involved with, there game ban. a boil. Garrett later traded field. Garrett said Wednesday
definitely could be ramifi- Tempers flared again Tues- words from the mound with "There's a lot of adrenaline that he can't explain how
cations coming our way as day night in the eighth in- Pittsburgh's Trevor Williams, and even rage," Bell said he lost his cool and charged
well," Hurdle said. ning when Keone Kela who was in the dugout. Wednesday. the Pirates dugout.q

Ryan Lochte returns to competition with fast 200 IM

"It's been a long three years hard during and follow- He said he has limited him-
but it's good to be back, ing the 2016 Rio Olympics, self to a glass of wine to
get on those blocks and in which he was involved celebrate the birth of his
race again." in a fake police report. daughter but that's been
Lochte is entered in the Last year, he was given a the extent of his alcohol in-
100 butterfly, 100 and 200 14-month suspension for take since going to rehab.
backstroke and 200 and receiving an infusion of vi- "There are bigger and bet-
400 IM this week, though tamin B-12 above the al- ter things in my life," he said.
he hasn't decided which lowed limit. "I'm glad I went to rehab. I
events he will focus on for The meet is his first event needed help and I came
Ryan Lochte looks on after competing in the men's 200-me- the 2020 Tokyo Olympics since the suspension ended out a better man."
ter individual medley time trial at the U.S. national swimming
championships in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, July 31, 2019. "I don't do that much any- last week. During that time, Competing in his fifth Olym-
Lochte is returning from a 14-month suspension. more," Lochte said. "I've he checked himself into a pics motivates him in the
Associated Press been splotchy with my rehab center for six weeks pool. His family drives him
swimming. Family trumps to fight alcohol abuse. to succeed.
By RICK EYMER time trial at the Phillips 66 everything. Swimming has "There was a point in my life "I'm not trying to prove any-
Associated Press National Championships at been my second priority. where I needed to change, thing to anyone," Lochte
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University. Nationals, for me, is a step- so I checked myself in," said. "My big goal is 2020
Olympic champion Ryan "I'm back, Woo!" Lochte ping stone to see where I'm Lochte said. "My wife was and to reach the podium.
Lochte made an emphat- proclaimed in his opening at in the swimming world. pregnant and I needed to I do it for me and my fam-
ic return to competition remarks on the pool deck It's a long journey to next help her. I did all the classes ily. I'm having fun again. I
Wednesday, swimming the at Avery Aquatic Center year to see what I can do." and got out. Since Caiden haven't had fun since the
fourth-fastest time by an after qualifying for the U.S. Lochte said he's not the and my new daughter Liv, 2012 Olympics. My wife and
American in the 200-meter Olympic trials with the time same man he was three I have a new perspective kids have been my back-
individual medley during a of 1 minute, 57.88 seconds. years, when he partied on life." bone. It's awesome."q