The tampa bay rays are an american professional baseball team based in the tampa bay area. · multiple incidents in sundays matchup between the new york yankees and the tampa bay rays lead to both benches clearing onto the field. Benches cleared twice between the new york yankees and tampa bay rays on sunday in the eighth inning after reliever albert abreu hit outfielder randy arozarena with a pitch. · the tampa bay rays won the rubber match of a three-game series against the new york yankees on sunday by the score of 7-4, but tempers flared late in the game as albert abreu hit randy. The rays compete in major league baseball as a member club of the american league east division. Rays players had every right to feel aggrieved. · the yankees and rays have a long history of bad blood and it flared up again in the eighth inning sunday after albert abreus first pitch hit randy arozarena squarely in the ribs. · the chaos did not end there, as the benches cleared for a second time on the night when arozarena shouted at abreu after stealing third base. · benches and bullpens emptied twice in the eighth inning after one of five hit batters, but no punches were thrown, and the yankees lost their eighth straight series rubber game. · tampa bay rays outfielder randy arozarena said he believes that yankees reliever albert abreu hit him intentionally sparking a pair of bench - clearing incidents in sundays series finale.
