The game was already embaressing enough for the Cleveland Indians, being down 7-0 in the 4th inning to the Kansas City Royals but pitcher Carlos Carrasco decided to put himself in the way of individual ridicule as well. In the top of the 4th, up 3-0, with the bases loaded Melky Cabrera stepped and delivered a monster shot to right field for a grand slam and his 13th homerun of the season.
Carrasco, who gave up all 7 earned runs through only 3 and a third innings, let his temper get the better of him and threw his next pitch directly at the head of Billy Butler. The pitch misssed but umpire Scott Barry immediately stepped in and threw the obviously frustrated pitcher out of the game. Butler, who homered twice in the game including one off Carrasco, began to walk towards the mound but was cut off by catcher Lou Marson.
No further harm was done and no one else was ejected thanks to Barry’s quick reaction. The Indians went on to lose 12-0 in an unusually bad loss for a team who is in the thick of the playoff race in the AL central. Also of note was Kosuke Fukodome making his Indians debut but failing to get a hit going 0-4 with a strikeout.
