by Anthony Olivieri
Boston Red Sox starter Josh Beckett was among three who were ejected from the Red Sox's 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians after a benches-clearing incident that looked like it might be a brawl, but turned out to be nothing more than a minor scuffle.Cleveland's Jensen Lewis and third base coach Steve Smith also were booted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Lewis threw behind Boston's Adrian Beltre, prompting the benches to empty and Beckett to get in the face of Cleveland reserve outfielder Shelley Duncan -- a mismatch in name recognition, at the very least. There was pushing and shoving, but no punches were thrown.
The Indians were upset at Beckett, who hit Duncan and Shin Soo-Choo earlier in the game. Cleveland made several attempts at brushing back Boston's hitters -- including one high and tight to David Ortiz in the seventh -- with tempers finally boiling over in the eighth.
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