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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Athletics fined Billy Butler and Danny Valencia on Monday after they were involved in a clubhouse fight last week that led to Butler being placed on the seven-day concussion list.There was an altercation in the clubhouse, were aware of it, both players have been disciplined and fined and were moving past it, Oakland general manager David Forst said. Thats it. From the organizations standpoint, its resolved and were moving past it.The San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that Butler and Valencia began fighting over comments Butler made to an equipment representative prior to a game Friday at the Chicago White Sox. During the exchange, Valencia hit Butler in the temple before teammates stepped in to end the altercation.Butler sat out the series in Chicago with headaches and nausea.Forst said Oakland -- among the worst teams in the American League -- would not suspend the players.This is not the first time guys have gotten into a fight in the clubhouse, Forst said. Unfortunately, when youre having the kind of season that were having, its a big story. If we were winning, it would be colorful, but were not.Forst was asked if he considered it colorful for one player to injure another. He quietly replied I dont know.Butler was seen by As medical staff over the weekend but was not in the clubhouse when Oakland began a three-game homestand with the Indians on Monday. Cleveland won 1-0 behind a solo homer by Carlos Santana.Valencia did not start and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning.As manager Bob Melvin addressed the team without Valencia and Butler present on Sunday. Melvin said he stands by the decision to fine and not suspend the players.Youre not always going to get along great, but I expect us to be fine going forward, Melvin said. I think this is the easiest way to move forward.PROUD PAPAAs shortstop Marcus Semien was not with the team after leaving to be with his wife for the birth of their child. His baby was born at about 5 p.m., Melvin said. It marked only the fourth game this season that Semien hasnt been in the starting lineup.UP NEXTIndians: RHP Danny Salazar (11-4) faces Oakland on Tuesday in his second start since coming off the disabled list. Salazar won in both of his previous two starts against the As.Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea (4-8) makes his first career appearance against the Indians. Manaea leads all AL rookie pitchers with 92 strikeouts. Spud Webb Jersey . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Jason Williams Jersey . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. https://www.cheapkingsbasketball.com/252b-brad-miller-jersey-kings.html . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Bobby Wanzer Jersey . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. Bogdan Bogdanovic Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. LAS VEGAS -- Alec Peters scored 24 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed 10 rebounds and Valparaiso beat Alabama 68-60 on Monday night in the MGM Grand Main Event.Valpo will play BYU in the championship game on Wednesday.Peters made 7 of 12 from the field and all of his seven free-throw attempts. Jubril Adekoya added 16 points and Shane Hammink scored 10.After Alabamas Braxton Key hit a 3 to give Alabama (2-2) a 45-44 lead -- its first of the half -- with 11:50 to play. The Crusaders rresponded with a 17-6 run, capped by a Peters 3-pointer, to make it 61-51 with 2:51 remaining.ddddddddddddTwo free throws by Corban Collins trimmed the Tides deficit to four with 1:18 left, but Peters converted a 3-point play and Valpo (4-1) held on.Collins and Riley Norris scored 10 points apiece for Alabama. The Tide made of 9 of 28 (32.1 percent) second-half shots. ' ' '