Bunt attempt during perfect game bid sparks benches-clearing incident in Cleveland

Tensions boiled over between the Diamondbacks and Guardians on Sunday when Arizona's Tim Tawa attempted to bunt during Cleveland's bid for a perfect game. Per CBS Sports, the bunt attempt violated baseball's unwritten rules, prompting several Guardians players to take exception and clear the benches.

Despite the confrontation, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo defended Tawa's approach as a perfectly acceptable decision, per ESPN. The Guardians won the game 5-0 at Progressive Field.

All four outlets confirmed the basic sequence of events, though ESPN was the only source to specify that the bunt attempt occurred in the ninth inning and to include Lovullo's public defense of the play.