blows. the pair spark an all-out brawl as players from both dug-outs pour to the field to join the scrum while several punches are thrown and landed, no one seems to have been seriously injured. both cabrera and roman also ejected there. the heat seems to die down for a little bit. then the plunking continues in the bottom of the seventh. new york s tigers catcher james mccann luckily, he is okay. detroit s allison wilson pegs sending teams out on to the field one more time leading to more pushing and shoving. wilson is ejected, and so is tigers manager brad osmuss. the tigers end up beating the yankees 10-6 as both teemsz nam
for american voters. in a new university poll, 22% rank health care as the most important problem facing the country. 19% say race relations, 15% pick the economy, 12% say terrorism, and 9% said foreign policy. immigration sits at just 6%. by an 11 point margin, voters want change in next year s congressional election. 51% favoring the democrats for control. among independent voters, the choice is 49% for democrats, 36% for republicans. approval of congress is nearing the single digits. just 10% among voters. 83% disapprove. and the latest gallop tracking poll puts president trump s job approval rating at 34%. all right. still ahead, tigers catcher james mccann gets rocked in the head during a chaotic game in detroit. more on the status of hurricane harvey has a storm heads towards the gulf coast. those stories and more when we come back. shawn evans: it s 6 am.
and killed himself. he was 36 years old. someone has a concussion and it s not recognized because people aren t paying attention oit in a sport like baseball, and they get another concussion on top of it, that s not just potentially a small problem but that is a potentially lethal problem. reporter: increasingly, concussions are sidelining some of baseball s brightest stars. this season alone, 28 major leaguers suffered concussions, twins catcher joe mauer, philly s outfielder dominic brown and tigers catcher alex avila among them. other players including san diego s nick hunley wonder if they ll be healthy in retirlt. you re responsible to your family first and if you continue to play through concussion stuff and you see the long-term effects of it, i just had a daughter. you know, that makes it, puts it in perspective a little bit more. reporter: major league baseball says it s trying to better protect its players. it implemented a seven-day concussion disabled list,
it is not recognized because people aren t paying attention to it, like baseball, and get another concussion on top of it, that s not just potentially a small problem, that s a potentially lethal problem. reporter: increasingly, concussions are sidelining some of baseball s brightest stars. this season alone, 28 major leaguers suffered concussions. twins catcher joe mauer, tigers catcher alex avila, and others players like nick hunt lee wonder if they ll be safe in retireme retirement. you play through concussion stuff and play through the long term effects, i just had a daughter, it puts it in perspective a little more. reporter: major league baseball is trying to better protect players. implemented a concussion disabled list, separate from the 15 day disabled list to encourage more players to admit they have a problem. now that we started to
leaguers suffered concussions. twins catcher joe mauer, dominick brown and tooilg tigers catcher alex avila among them. other players including san diego s nick hundley now wonder if they ll be healthy in retirement. your responsibility is to your family first. if you continue to play through concussions and stuff and you see long-term effects of it, you know, i just had a daughter, you know, that makes it puts in perspective a little bit more. reporter: major league baseball says it s trying to better protect its players. it implemented a seven-day concussion disabled list separate from the normal 15-day disabled list, to encourage more players to admit they have a problem. now that we ve started to identify these injuries, we ll start to focus on ways to reduce it. one thing we ve done is start to study catcher helmets. reporter: mlb is especially concerned about catchers. green also says reinforce the hats are a possibility for pitchers, possibly as soon as next season.