Benches cleared Wednesday night when Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki hit Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch, adding another chapter to a feud that started Monday when Kiermaier picked up a note card off the ground showing Toronto's pitching game plan.
Borucki and Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker were both ejected from the game.
During Tampa Bay's 6–4 win on Monday, Kiermaier tried to score in the sixth inning but was tagged out by Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk, ending the inning. After Kirk retreated to Toronto's dugout, Kiermaier noticed a piece of paper had fallen out of Kirk's wristband and took it back to his dugout.