Javellana, Mendoza Suspended for Fracas
Yesterday at Trappers Field <Luis Javellana:player#10079> and <Ben Mendoza:player#4256> got into each other's space and then into each other's face. They began to grapple and fell to the ground. That's when it boiled over into a full-fledged bench-clearing tussle between the <Vancouver Trappers:team#96> and <Fort Collins North Stars:team#31>. Reason finally prevailed as the umpires restored order. After much discussion, only the two major combatants were ejected from the game.

Today the league office notified the ballclubs that <Javellana:player#10079> will have to sit out 5 while <Mendoza:player#4256> would be given a 3-game suspension for their roles in the brawl. 

In 47 games this season <Javellana:player#10079> has batted at a .229 pace with 33 hits and no home runs.

This year <Mendoza:player#4256> has 15 relief appearances with no saves, 1-0 season record and a 6.04 ERA. He has hurled 22.1 innings, given up 27 hits, struck out 23 and walked 13. Opposing clubs have batted .293 against the <Fort Collins:team#31> reliever.