The Expos defeat the Astros‚ 8 – 1‚ in a game marked by a 3rd-inning 10-minute brawl which will result in 4-game suspensions being handed down to Henry Rodriguez‚ Moises Alou‚ David Segui‚ Jeff Juden‚ and John Cangelosi. Danny Darwin gets 6 games. Houston manager Terry Collins receives a gash that will require four stitches to close when he’s hit by a thrown batting helmet. The fight starts when Rodriguez is plunked by a pitch‚ the apparent result of his stopping and admiring a homer‚ his 30th‚ he hit his last time up. Mark Leiter pitches a three-hitter to win‚ although he gives up a leadoff homer to Brian Hunter.

This Day In Baseball

On August 12, 1996 — The Expos defeat the Astros‚ 8 – 1‚ in a game marked by a 3rd-inning 10-minute brawl which will result in 4-game suspensions being handed down to Henry Rodriguez‚ Moises Alou‚ David Segui‚ Jeff Juden‚ and John Cangelosi. Danny Darwin gets 6 games. Houston manager Terry Collins receives a gash that will require four stitches to close when he’s hit by a thrown batting helmet. The fight starts when Rodriguez is plunked by a pitch‚ the apparent result of his stopping and admiring a homer‚ his 30th‚ he hit his last time up. Mark Leiter pitches a three-hitter to win‚ although he gives up a leadoff homer to Brian Hunter.

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