Benches cleared twice and there were three ejections in Saturday night's Royals-Indians game, which the Indians won 11-9. The rift between the two clubs began when Royals starter Jonathan Sanchez hit Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo with a pitch early in the game. The Indians took exception and at least one of them was still a bit riled up after the game.

Closer Chris Perez, who picked up his second save of the season in the game, tweeted this:

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For those unaware, the Royals have made "our time" their mantra for the 2012 season, so Perez is sniping at them.

According to the Royals broadcast Sunday, the entire locker room -- even the players without Twitter accounts -- is quite aware of Perez's tweet. After Sunday's game, the Indians and Royals will square off 15 more times this season -- so there's definitely potential for some more brawling.

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