Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland threw a couple of tight inside pitches to the San Diego Padres' Francisco Mejia during Sunday's ninth inning, raising questions about whether it was in retaliation for Padres pitchers hitting two Diamondbacks with pitches on Saturday in Phoenix.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said all that mattered was that Holland got three outs to end the 8-4 victory.

But Padres manager Andy Green had some choice words for the umpiring crew.

"Umpires being literally clueless on the field right now. That's inexcusable at that point in time," Green said. "The first one, OK maybe slips. The second one, we know what is going on there. It is not lost on us at all. If it is lost on them (umpires), they are not paying attention to the baseball game."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

BOSTON -- Brandon Hyde was ejected for the first time as Baltimore Orioles manager, tossed in the fifth inning Monday against the Boston Red Sox.

Hyde came out to challenge the "slide rule" after a force play scored a run. Once the call was upheld, he came out to argue with first-base umpire Mark Wegner and was ejected.

With runners on first and third with no outs, Steve Pearce hit a roller to third. Rio Ruiz made the throw to second, where Jonathan Villar made a late throw to first just as Rafael Devers was sliding into the bag and came up a bit.

Baltimore leads 4-1.

Hyde was ejected from a game last June when he was the Cubs' bench coach.

The Cleveland Indians activated two-time All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis off the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's game against the Seattle Mariners.

Kipnis hasn't played this season after suffering a low-grade right calf strain late in spring training. He played just 10 games in spring training because of hip, quad and calf injuries and appeared in six games at Triple-A during his recently completed rehab assignment.

In a separate move, the Indians designated infielder Brad Miller for assignment. Miller hit .250 in 13 games for the Indians.

Entering his ninth MLB season, Kipnis has played his entire career with the Indians. He was an All-Star in 2013 and 2015, but he batted a career-worst .230 in 147 games last season.

In more good news for Cleveland on the injury front, shortstop Francisco Lindor has been sent to Triple-A to begin a rehab assignment as the All-Star moves closer to rejoining the big league club after being slowed by a left ankle injury.

The switch-hitting Lindor was making steady progress from a right calf injury when he rolled his ankle while caught in a rundown during a minor league scrimmage in Arizona. Lindor batted .277 last season with 38 home runs, 92 RBIs and 25 steals.

Lindor was hopeful of playing Monday night with Columbus, but travel delays pushed his first game back to Tuesday. Cleveland manager Terry Francona didn't have a set number of games for Lindor to play before rejoining the Indians.

"It's going to depend on how he feels, and the last thing we want to do is slow him down,'' Francona said. "But we want to set him up for success. We want to make sure he's OK.''

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

LOS ANGELES -- Better late than never.

While Yasiel Puig arrived at Dodger Stadium too late to receive his National League championship ring, he was just in time to hit a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw in his first at bat against his former team.

Puig was greeted with cheers as he approached the plate, and Dodgers fans chanted his name as he ran the bases.

Puig -- who arrived roughly 70 minutes late to a news conference that was supposed to begin at 3 p.m. PT -- said, in Spanish before the game, that he "might cry" if he heard Dodgers fans who supported him so ardently during his six-year stint in L.A. chant his name again before his first at-bat.

"I haven't seen the games; I don't know how many people, how many fans, have been coming here," Puig said of Dodger Stadium, while answering one of several questions in Spanish. "But I'm sure that when I played here, there were more fans."

Puig was a key igniter at Dodger Stadium from 2013 to 2018, a tumultuous time that began with exhilarating performances, phased into mediocrity and was accentuated by extremities. Puig energized the fans with his talent and flamboyance but often vexed the members of his organization with his recklessness, which manifested itself both on and off the field.

It was fitting, then, that Puig missed the ceremony to welcome him and the other former Dodgers involved in the trade that sent Puig to the Cincinnati Reds back to L.A. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was joined by owner Mark Walter, CEO Stan Kasten and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman outside the visiting clubhouse on Monday afternoon. Matt Kemp, Alex Wood and Kyle Farmer received their new jewelry there and made small talk.

"Puig didn't make it," Roberts said behind a wry smile.

Puig, Kemp, Wood and Farmer were all greeted with a tribute video before the game Monday night.

Roberts, who has had pleasant exchanges with Puig since the trade, said he expected the fans to provide Puig with a standing ovation.

"As well they should," he said. "This guy did a lot of things in the community and helped the Dodgers do a lot of good things."

Puig entered the series with a .163/.200/.302 slash line in 45 plate appearances for a Reds team that had won only five times in its first 14 games. But Roberts, who activated Kershaw off the injured list to start this game, expects Puig's best this week.

"When he's motivated, incentivized, he's a very good player," Roberts said. "This is as much motivation as can be in front of him."

Puig dazzled early on, posting a .305/.386/.502 slash line while displaying elite defense and infectious energy from 2013 to 2014, a stretch in which he made the All-Star team and nearly won the NL Rookie of the Year award. From 2015 to 2016, Puig was limited to 183 games. From 2017 to 2018, his slash line fell to .264/.337/.490.

During a news conference that lasted roughly 15 minutes, Puig spoke glowingly about the comradery that exists within the Reds' clubhouse. He mentioned the young players who constantly ask him questions and seem to admire him. He talked about all the meals they share together and how often they text off the field. He called Joey Votto "the best guy I've ever met in my life." And he hinted, quite strongly, about how he didn't have enough of that with the Dodgers.

"That's one of the most beautiful things I have with my new team," Puig said in Spanish. "This support, and to be by each other's side every day and talking in the locker room, on the bus, on the flight, on the field, off the field, we always have good communication, and that's what makes me not feel as much nostalgia as you might think I would feel for the Dodgers."

After 40 minutes went by in a quiet interview room prior to Puig's news conference, Reds vice president of media relations Rob Butcher approached the dais to announce that Puig had yet to arrive, drawing a chuckle from the media contingent.

"I don't know what else I can tell you folks," Butcher said. "I'm sorry."

About half an hour later, shortly after Roberts completed his session in the home dugout, Puig arrived in the interview room wearing a black T-shirt in honor of Jackie Robinson. He was told by a Spanish-speaking reporter that the media had been awaiting his arrival.

Puig slumped his shoulders.

"I was hoping they'd all leave."

World marathon record-holder features in a mini documentary ahead of this month’s big race in London

Eliud Kipchoge, the world marathon record-holder, is the focus of a short film which goes live on YouTube on Saturday (April 13).

Called simply ‘Eliud’, the mini documentary has been produced by the London Marathon ahead of the Kenyan’s appearance on the roads of the British capital on April 28.

Filmed and directed by Adam Richards, Ryan Goad and Jimmy Stone with help from Kipchoge’s NN Running Team and Global Sports Communications plus London Marathon staff like Spencer Barden and Tom Bedford, the film takes a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a man whose marathon achievements include winning in London 12 months ago, the Rio Olympics in 2016 and setting a world record of 2:01:39 in Berlin last year, not to mention his 2:00:25 time trial in Monza in 2017.

AW has seen an advance preview of the film and it shows Kipchoge and his training group training at dawn on the dirt paths and roads of Kaptagat in Kenya in addition to offering a glimpse into his humble lifestyle by showing his bedroom at the training camp, jokes with training partners about football and even clips of him doing chores around the camp.

Hands up if you knew @EliudKipchoge was a big @SpursOfficial fan…⚽️

Our short film from inside his training camp premieres this weekend.

?️ Eliud
? Saturday
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? Facebook? https://t.co/e1MJL6Av4H
? Youtube? https://t.co/QW7DEAxHa1 #LondonMarathon #COYS pic.twitter.com/fnipSEEc00

— Virgin Money London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) April 12, 2019

There are insights into his diet. He is seen having physiotherapy and he offers an explanation of his training philosophy and how he is always looking forward at fresh challenges.

Such challenges include taking on Mo Farah in the Virgin Money London Marathon later this month.

The short movie premieres at 7pm (British Summer Time) on Saturday April 13 but can be viewed anytime thereafter here…

Norwegian carries on in key role for a further four years as Cherry Alexander is elected vice president

Svein Arne Hansen has been re-elected unopposed as president of European Athletics, while Cherry Alexander became the body’s first female vice-president of the body for years at elections in Prague on Saturday.

Hansen succeeded Hansjorg Wirz in 2015 and the Norwegian now has another four years at the helm after 50 member federations at the European Athletics congress in the Czech Republic capital gave him their nod of approval.

Welcoming the start of Hansen’s second term as president, the IAAF president Seb Coe told the congress: “You have made the reforms that we have made to our sport in recent years come to life. I have particular gratitude to the man you elected four years ago as your president. He has been a strong and steady compass.”

Britain’s Alexander was one of three vice presidents elected, the others being Dobromir Karamarinov of Bulgaria and Libor Varhanik of the Czech Republic.

To ensure gender balance, for the first time ever there was a requirement of at least one man and woman to be elected as a vice president.

“Running for election for one of the top positions in the sport in Europe has been a lifetime ambition and I’m honoured to have been elected,” Alexander told British Athletics.

“As a federation we have reflected and learned more about what makes a good member within the family and my style has always been one of engagement and listening. I’m proud to represent UK Athletics and look forward to putting all views across.

“As a female in the sport in the early days I recall how challenging it is to have your voice heard and I know how it feels similar for smaller federations who need to be heard too.”

Alexander has been widely reported as the first woman to hold the role at European Athletics, although Erika Strasser, an Austrian javelin thrower in the 1960s, was the first female vice president from 1991-95.

A total of 13 council members, including four women, were also elected: Slobodan Brankovic (SRB), Nadya But-Husaim (BLR), Raul Chapado (ESP), Fatih Cintimar (TUR), Jean Gracia (FRA), Karin Grute Movin (SWE), Marton Gyulai (HUN), Frank Hensel, (GER), Anna Kirnova (SVK), Dimakos Panagiotis (GRE), Antti Pihlakoski (FIN), Sonja Spendelhofer (AUT) and Erich Teigamägi (EST).

Swift times on the roads in Brighton from Twell and Goolab, while Peter Le Grice and Helen Davies win marathon crowns

Steph Twell enjoyed an emphatic victory in the BM 10km as Nick Goolab led a number of Brits under the 29-minute barrier as he took the men’s race on the roads of Brighton.

Twell clocked 31:58 to finish just over a minute ahead of GB world cross competitors Mhairi Maclennan (32:59) and Emily Hosker-Thornhill (33:03) with Kate Reed, the 2008 Olympian, showing a good return to form in fourth (33:08).

Goolab (below) clocked a course record of 28:22 from Adam Hickey (28:53), Andy Heyes (28:56), Jack Gray (28:57), Shaun Antell (28:57) and Phil Sesemann (28:58) with Ben Connor, returning from injury, just outside 29 minutes.

In the Brighton Marathon itself Peter Le Grice of Bristol & West and Helen Davies of Ipswich Jaffa took the men’s and women’s titles.

In cold and blustery conditions Davies (below) clocked a PB of 2:34:08, while Le Grice ran a PB of 2:16:23 – the fastest time by a Briton on this course.

Le Grice plans an autumn marathon and his next race will be the Vitality London 10,000 on the roads on May 27 – a race Davies will also be doing after running in a 10km event in Woodbridge earlier in May.

In the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon there was an Ethiopian one-two-three in the women’s race as Gelete Burka clocked 2:22:47 to beat Azmera Gebru (2:22:52) & Azmera Abreha (2:23:35).

In fourth, Clémence Calvin ran a French record of 2:23:41 after a tumultuous week that saw a provisional suspension dramatically lifted on Friday after she was earlier accused of failing to co-operate with anti-doping officers in Morocco last month.

Nouveau record de France de Marathon par Clémence Calvin : 2:23:41 ???#ParisMarathon pic.twitter.com/5aU6YUJX22

— Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris (@parismarathon) April 14, 2019

Abrha Milaw took the men’s victory in Paris in 2:07:05 from fellow Ethiopian Asefa Mengistu (2:07:25) as Paul Lonyangata of Kenya saw his hopes of winning a hat-trick of titles in Paris thwarted as he was third in 2:07:29.

At the age of 56, Spain’s 1994 European and 1995 world marathon champion Martin Fiz clocked 2:27:45.

Meanwhile, in sprints action over the weekend Adam Gemili ran an early UK 100m lead of 10.11 (0.4m/s) for victory at the Grenada Invitational, while Miguel Francis ran 20.16 (+1.0m/s) to move to joint eighth on the British 200m all-time list. The 24-year-old has a PB of 19.88 but his time in Grenada is his quickest since having his GB allegiance confirmed in 2017 and it saw him win ahead of Olympic silver medallist Andre De Grasse as Justin Gatlin pulled up with cramp.

Also in Grenada, Evonne Britton clocked a 12.81 PB (+1.9m/s) for a 100m hurdles world lead over Megan Symmonds with 12.93 and Nia Ali with 12.99. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the 100m in 11.20 (+0.6m/s).

British 100m and 200m record-holder Dina Asher-Smith was among athletes in Southern Athletics League action over the weekend and stepped up to form part of Blackheath & Bromley’s 4x400m team, running the first leg in Gillingham.

She ran a split time of 52.60 which contributed to the team’s Southern League and club record time of 3:40.54 which ranks 11th all-time among UK clubs and saw them win by 24 seconds.

She was joined by Shannon Hylton who ran 55.43, Holly Mpassy with 56.85 and Krystal Galley with 55.60.

Asher-Smith later tweeted: “It was far too long. Anything above 20 odd seconds is too much fast running for my liking.”

So, at the Southern Athletics league in Gillingham yesterday, the first leg of the womens 4x400m for Blackheath & Bromley yesterday was one @dinaashersmith! Pretty much the best sprinter in the world, at a SAL match! Gutted to have missed it but my coach got a great photo. pic.twitter.com/vUyGadXpnM

— Sean (@sconnerton84) April 14, 2019

Amelia Strickler threw a shot put PB of 17.51m in California to move from 10th to eighth on the UK all-time list.

In Valencia, Britain’s Emile Cairess ran 28:48.15 and Mahamed Mahamed clocked 29:01.34 for 10,000m on the track.

At The Armory in New York, CJ Albertson ran the fastest ever indoor marathon with a time of 2:17:59.4. His 211-lap challenge included a 30.8 last 200m.

CJ Albertson sets the new World Record for the Indoor Marathon- 2:17.59.4??WAIT…. His last 200 was 30.8?? #IndoorMarathon #NYC pic.twitter.com/BfnspDDtf0

— The Armory (@ArmoryNYC) April 13, 2019

The fastest men’s UK parkrun time was set by James Hunt of Cardiff at Porthcawl with 14:57. The Stretford first finisher ran 15:03 but did so anonymously, while Edgar Sumskis ran 15:08 at Peterborough.

Other notable first-placers included Jake Wightman, who did so at Bushy Park (which had 1231 finishers) in 15:21. M40 Nick Torry, who the previous week had won the Paddock Wood Half Marathon, was first home in Dulwich in 15:22.

parkrun record-holder Andrew Baddeley, who was down in Brighton to help with the children’s runs, led in the Hove Promenade in 16:37.

The fastest women’s time was at Bushy Park where Hayley Carruthers ran 16:05. Fionnuala Ross led home the women in Springburn in 16:52 and was the only other sub-17 woman runner.

Women dominated the age-grading. W60 Lynne Higgins was the leading woman at Cleethorpes in 20:21 and scored 99.59%. W55 Clare Elms ran Beckenham in 18:10 and scored 98.35% as she ‘first-finished’ her 151st parkrun in 151 parkruns.

W60 Carolyn Milne (20:07 – 95.11% at Aberdeen), W70 Angela Copson (23:48 – 95.10% at Rosliston) and W70 Margaret Moody (23.44 – 93.82% at Basingstoke) completed the top five.

Ten-year-old Fred Jones, the National Prep School champion, ran a superb 17:53 at Isabel Trail to finish fifth overall.

Degefa dominates after solo run, while Cherono beats Lelisa Desisa in thrilling sprint finish

Worknesh Degefa and Lawrence Cherono stormed to Boston Marathon success on Monday, with the women’s title won after an impressive solo run and the men’s race ending in an exciting sprint finish.

While Kenya’s Cherono claimed victory by just two seconds ahead of Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa after the pair and Kenya’s Kenneth Kipkemoi split away from a large lead group, Ethiopia’s Degefa made her move just four miles into the women’s race and at one point had a lead of almost three minutes ahead of her rivals.

Degefa’s only other marathon experience might have been on the flat roads of Dubai, but the 28-year-old – whose PB of 2:17:41 from January puts her fourth on the world all-time list – wasn’t put off by Boston’s hills.

After passing halfway in 70:40 with a lead of almost two-and-a-half minutes, she stayed strong in the challenging latter stages to eventually claim victory by 42 seconds in 2:23:31 as the experienced two-time world champion and 2017 Boston winner Edna Kiplagat started to chase her down but ran out of road.

USA’s Jordan Hasay was third in 2:25:20, Ethiopia’s Meskerem Assefa fourth in 2:25:40 and defending champion Desiree Linden fifth in 2:27:00.

Making her marathon comeback after last racing over 26.2 miles at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Ireland’s Fionnuala McCormack – who became a mother to daughter Isla just six months ago – clocked a PB of 2:30:38 to place 11th, while GB’s Alyson Dixon ran 2:35:43 to finish 16th.

In the men’s race, the halfway point was passed in 64:28 and the lead group – led by Kenya’s Geoffrey Kirui, Ethiopia’s Lemi Berhanu Hayle and USA’s Scott Fauble – remained 11-strong at 20 miles, where the clock showed 1:38:37.

Cherono, Desisa and Kipkemoi made a move and remained locked together until the closing stages, with Cherono and Desisa kicking away and sprinting for the finish line.

Cherono narrowly edged ahead to add victory in Boston to his 2:04:06 PB and course record victory at the Amsterdam Marathon in October, as Desisa was denied a third Boston win to go with his titles from 2013 and 2015.

Kipkemoi was third in 2:08:07, while Kenya’s Felix Kandie was fourth in 2:08:54 and Kirui fifth in 2:08:55.

Fauble and fellow American Jared Ward were also in the top 10, clocking 2:09:09 and 2:09:25 in seventh and eighth respectively. Japan’s defending champion Yuki Kawauchi finished 17th in 2:15:29, while GB’s Scott Overall was 23rd in 2:17:37.

After wins in Chicago and New York last year, 20-year-old Daniel Romanchuk secured men’s wheelchair race victory in 1:21:36, while Switzerland’s Manuela Schär was another to add to her series of World Marathon Majors wins as she won the women’s wheelchair race in 1:34:19.

Britain's Jordanne Whiley has won the Daegu Open in South Korea - her fourth title in five tournaments since returning after the birth of her son.

The 26-year-old recorded a 6-2 6-3 win over Japan's Momoko Ohtani, who she beat in last week's Busan Open final.

"When I started my comeback I never thought I'd win all these and be ranked inside the top 20 by April," said Whiley, who returned in December.

"I'm very happy with my wins here in Korea."

Whiley will now compete in Saturday's doubles final with 38-year-old fellow Briton Lucy Shuker, before she heads to the Israel Open in May.

British number two Cameron Norrie lost 6-3 6-4 to the world number 372 Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Norrie, 23, the world number 55, had been seeded third in Houston.

He lost his serve in the first game and was broken three more times in the first set as the Serb, a former top-10 player, took it in 31 minutes.

Norrie got an early break in the second, but lost serve twice late in the set as Tipsarevic sealed the win.