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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Three pitchers were ejected along with Philadelphia manager Gabe Kapler and bench coach Rob Thomson as three batters were hit by pitches during the Phillies' 6-2 exhibition loss to Detroit Thursday.
Detroit starter Matthew Boyd and Philadelphia relievers Parker Frazier and Pedro Beato also were tossed by plate umpire Tom Hallion.
Boyd was ejected in the fifth inning following a two-pitch sequence to Odubel Herrera.
"The first one that went over his head, I looked up as I was making the delivery and he was bailing out of the box," Boyd said. "It was like he wasn't ready or something, and it slipped. The next one, I was just throwing a two-seamer in, and it really wasn't that in. Wasn't trying to hit him. You don't want to harm somebody."
Herrera appeared to get out of the way of the second pitch. Hallion determined the ball hit him on the hand.
"It was crazy," Tigers' manager Ron Gardenhire said. "I guess once the precedent was decided that he thought we threw intentionally at him, I guess decided he had to set the tone. It was nothing intentional about anything."
Frazier and Kapler were tossed after the minor leaguer hit Derek Hill with a 76 mph pitch in the eighth.
Beato and Thomson were ejected after Dylan Rosa was hit in the ninth.
"We had a young minor leaguer in the game, he's just trying to make a good impression," Phillies' manager Gabe Kapler said of Frazier. "Threw a slider and it backed up and hit somebody. Beato is trying to make the club and make the best possible impression on everybody. Balls are going to get away from guys. It's part of the game."
Saltalamacchia sent
to minor league camp
The Tigers have reassigned veteran catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia to their minor league camp.
The Tigers brought back Saltalamacchia on a minor league contract on March 9 to add depth behind James McCann and John Hicks.
Saltalamacchia has hit .233 with 110 homers and 381 RBIs over an 11-year big league career. He played in 10 games last season for Toronto and had one hit in 25 at-bats.
The 32-year-old played in 93 games with the Tigers in 2016, hitting .171 with 38 RBIs. He began his career in 2007 with Atlanta and has also played for Boston, Miami and Arizona.
Also sent Thursday to the minor league camp were catcher Derek Norris, infielders Pete Kozma and Ronny Rodriguez, and outfielders Jim Adduci and Chad Huffman.
Left-handers Chad Bell and Blaine Hardy were optioned to Triple-A Toledo.