Tigers-Mariners in heated confrontation after five players hit by pitches

Tensions were sky-high at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Wednesday night. The Mariners and Tigers benches cleared in the eighth inning when Seattle reliever Drew Speier hit ex-Yankeee Gleyber Torres. Speier and his manager Dan Wilson were ejected, but there was no physical altercation. Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers players rush the mound in the eighth inning on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Seattle. AP Photo/Kevin Ng In total, four Tigers were hit by pitches during Wednesday’s contest. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was beaned in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mariners starter Bryan Woo became the first MLB pitcher since Yu Darvish in 2022 to throw seven scoreless innings while hitting three batters. After Torres couldn’t escape an inside fastball, he and Raleigh got in each others’ faces