Gavin Williams' perfect game bid leads to benches-clearing altercation between Guardians and Diamondbacks
Gavin Williams was pitching a perfect game before Tim Tawa's controversial bunt attempt sparked a benches-clearing scrum during a rain delay.
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The Cleveland Guardians went from watching starter Gavin Williams go from pitching a perfect game to a benches-clearing altercation in the matter of moments at Progressive Field on Sunday.
Williams was humming to start this contest, striking out 10 of the first 15 hitters he faced, and as the top of the sixth began, he was looking at a perfect game bid.
But things got interesting when Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Tim Tawa attempted a bunt on a 0-1 pitch from Williams in the frame.
In the unwritten rules of baseball, bunting while a pitcher is throwing a perfect game is very much frowned upon.
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