Crawford, Maddon fined for ejections

Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford and manager Joe Maddon have been fined an undisclosed amount but escaped suspensions after being ejected from a game earlier this week.

Crawford and Maddon were tossed during the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game against Boston for arguing about a pitch that plate umpire Bob Davidson called a strike.

Crawford objected to the call, stepping out of the batter's box to exchange words with Davidson after left-hander Jon Lester's first-pitch curve broke across the plate and appeared to wind up out of the strike zone.

Maddon bolted out of the dugout when the argument intensified, and Crawford was ejected as the manager stepped between the player and umpire. Maddon continued the argument and was tossed, too.