Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez said the tense benches-clearing confrontation with Astros pitcher Hector Neris on Wednesday night was "uncalled for." Houston reliever Hector Neris shouted at Rodríguez after striking out the Seattle star during the sixth inning of the Astros' 8-3 win on Wednesday night, causing both benches to empty. . Neris started yelling at Rodríguez, who was visibly angered by the pitcher's actions. “The history we have and I just felt like he went a little overboard," Rodríguez said on Thursday. "I get the part where you can celebrate and you can be excited and all that but you have to calm down and get out of my face with that. That’s something that I’m not gonna take that, not just from him, but as somebody I looked at being my friend. I didn’t appreciate the way he handled it.” Full story: https://www.king5.com/article/sports/mlb/mariners/mariners-julio-rodriguez-discusses-confrontation-astros-hector-neris/281-0e313f21-5764-4ee4-8781-07f1bd6d96a1