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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Woods reacted wildly to a pitch inside (though not that high) from Fujii in the bottom of the 5th. He pointed at the Swallows' pitcher whilst mouthing obscenities and proceeded to run toward the mound. Fujii turned away from Woods as he got near and was then struck by the first baseman's right fist. This led to a clearing of the benches, though there was no other major incident. Fujii remained on the floor for some time and was escorted off the field. Woods was ejected from the game and Fujii came back to pitch another 2 innings after a short break.
Yakult eventually lost the game 1-0.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing when Woods swung at Fujii. I didn't think the pitch was so dangerous, and it was certainly unintentional. Maybe the fact that he was hit on the hand by (Yakult closer) Igarashi in the last series between the two teams had got him a little hot under the collar?