After he was hit in the head by a pitch that led to a benches-clearing incident between the Orioles and their American League East rivals last season, Kjerstad prompted the dugouts to empty once again Wednesday when he took exception to Yankees second baseman Pablo Reyes landing on top of him on a play at second base.

Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías hit home runs as the Baltimore Orioles bullpen keeps the New York Yankees in check.

The Yankees and Orioles got their steps in, but that was just about all that was accomplished when the benches cleared in the bottom of the fourth inning Wednesday night.