The rules call for five-inning games, with each half-inning stopped at five runs.

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Stadium workers cleared the mess when the half-inning ended, shortly after Freeman's second RBI single.

WSJ: Mets drop 5th in row, beaten by Minor, Braves 6-0

Collins wasn't about to pull Harvey, even though the pitcher's spot was due up first in the bottom half of the inning.

WSJ: Harvey outpitches Strasburg, Mets beat Nationals

David Robertson yielded a long homer to Jose Bautista in the eighth but Brett Gardner restored New York's two-run lead with a homer in the bottom half of the inning.

WSJ: Sloppy Blue Jays fall again to Yankees

July 1, 1975 San Diego pitcher Bill Greif throws an inside pitch to Willie Crawford of the Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth, after Charlie Hough hits Dave Winfield with a pitch in the top half of the inning.

NPR: Players Hurt In Basebrawls

Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed McCutchen of a go-ahead hit with a leaping catch in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.

WSJ: Mets catch up to McCutchen, beat Pirates 3-2