Four members of Red Sox ejected

— -- Four members of the Boston Red Sox were ejected during the team's 3-2, 10-inning win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Friday night.

Red Sox starter  Brandon Workman was tossed by plate umpire Dan Bellino in the top of the sixth inning after throwing a pitch behind Rays slugger Evan Longoria.

Acting manager Brian Butterfield, the Red Sox's regular third base coach, also received an automatic ejection, with hitting coach Greg Colbrunn taking over as acting manager.

But things became testy much before that.

Red Sox manager John Farrell and bench coach Torey Lovullo were tossed after benches cleared in the fourth inning when Rays left-hander David Price hit Red Sox first baseman Mike Carp with a pitch. Price was not ejected, with Bellino deciding there was no intent.

"Again, if we feel there was intent to hit the batter, he would have been ejected," Bellino said after the game. "We felt the pitch was certainly inside, but not intentional, so that's why he stayed in the game."

Players emerged from both dugouts after Carp was hit, with David Ortiz pointing and yelling at Price while being restrained by Rays catcher Jose Molina. No punches were thrown.

Price had drilled Ortiz with a pitch in the first inning. Bellino immediately and emphatically warned both benches and the Rays' star left-hander. Farrell, undoubtedly incensed that Price got what was essentially a free shot at Ortiz because any retaliation by the Red Sox would result in immediate ejection, made his feelings known to Bellino, who then ejected the Red Sox manager.

During the fourth-inning skirmish, Lovullo -- who was running the Red Sox in the absence of Farrell -- erupted in fury at the decision not to eject Price. He, too, was soon ejected.

Butterfield became the Red Sox's third manager of the night, with first base coach Arnie Beyeler shifting to third and assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez taking over at first.

Rule 8.02 in the Major League Rules addresses the issue of pitchers throwing at batters and allows for the umpires to have discretion whether a pitcher is throwing at a hitter, even after warnings have been issued.

"Whether the pitch was intentional or not is up to the umpire's judgment," the rule states. "In exercising their judgment, umpires have been instructed to be mindful that, given the skill level of most Major League pitchers, a pitch that is thrown at the head of a hitter more likely than not was thrown there intentionally. Umpires have been instructed to bear this presumption in mind in deciding whether a pitch was intentional."