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Benches clear after brawl breaks out between Braves pitcher, Angels batter
- Two players, Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Angels hitter Jorge Soler, were ejected after a benches-clearing altercation in Los Angeles.
- Soler charged the mound after López's pitch tipped catcher Jonah Heim’s glove, triggering the brawl.
- Several players from both teams rushed to the mound to separate Lopez and Soler as punches were thrown.
- Atlanta manager Walt Weiss aided in restraining Soler during the fight.
- López was holding the baseball when he landed a punch on Soler’s helmet, per the report.
- Soler homered on his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat before the melee.
- The Braves won the game 7-2 despite the ejections.
- Braves manager Weiss downplayed any intentional targeting by López.
- Weiss described his on-field tackle of Soler as instinctive given Soler’s size.
- The incident occurred in the bottom of the fifth inning, during a Braves-Angels game in Los Angeles.
- The Associated Press contributed to the report on the live game details.
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