Original sentence: On May 8th, 2008 in a game against the Texas Rangers, Sexson charged the mound towards Ranger's starting pitcher Kason Gabbard, after Gabbard threw a head-high pitch high over the plate, to which Sexson reacted as if it nearly hit him.Sexson later stated he was frustrated and had a lot going on in his head, including his club's recent struggles
Edited sentence: As Sexson charged the mound, he threw his helmet at Gabbard and was quickly and forcefully tackled and put in a headlock by Laird.Earlier in the game, Mariners pitcher Hernandez intentionally plunked both Gerald Laird and Ian Kinsler with pitches in the arm.If Sexson was looking to provide the team with some kind of fuel in order to get the bats going, it did not work at all.On May 8th, 2008 in a game against the Texas Rangers, Sexson charged the mound towards Ranger's starting pitcher Kason Gabbard, after Gabbard threw a pitch high but right over the plate.Sexson later acknowledged frustration over the fact the Mariners had not been scoring runs lately and were again being shut out.Sexson later stated he was frustrated and had a lot going on in his head (most likely the fact that he along with the Mariners are struggling and have lost 8 of their last 9 games).Sexson seemed to think that the pitch was thrown at his head, but in actuallity, it was a good 10-12 inches from him.Sexson was subsequently ejected from the game and is facing a suspension.The Rangers shut the Mariners out to take the series 3 games to 1 as Sexson and the Mariners fell to last place in the AL