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NEW YORK -- Milwaukees Carlos Gomez admitted he went too far with a hyped-up home run trot that ended in a benches-clearing scuffle against the Atlanta Braves. Fake Balenciaga 2020 . Gomez was suspended Thursday along with Atlantas Reed Johnson for one game by Major League Baseball for their actions during the Brewers-Braves game a day earlier. Both players were fined an undisclosed amount. Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman and catcher Brian McCann also were fined for their involvement. Gomez accepted the penalty and sat out the series opener against the New York Mets on Thursday. Johnson was contemplating an appeal, according Braves general manager Frank Wren. "I was expecting it after what happened last night," Gomez said. "Its not good for baseball. Just take it like a man and be responsible for the stuff I did." Batting second for the Brewers on Wednesday night in Atlanta, Gomez connected on Paul Maholms 0-1 pitch in the first inning for a long homer to left-centre field. Gomez, slammed his bat down and admired the drive in the batters box before starting a slow trot while shouting at Maholm. Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman had words for Gomez as he rounded the bag. Gomez continued shouting toward Maholm, and he pointed at his leg just before he rounded third base -- Maholm hit Gomez in his leg with an 88 mph fastball on June 23. An irate McCann, catchers mask resting atop his head, greeted Gomez about 20 feet in front of home plate. Benches and bullpens then emptied, and Johnson, a reserve outfielder, raced out of the dugout and shoved Gomez. Gomez, Johnson, Freeman and reserve catcher Gerald Laird were ejected. "It was such an unusual situation. Every time you get in a situation like this, in hindsight, theres probably things you wish you would have done differently, and I would say our players probably feel that way as well," Wren said before the Braves hosted the Phillies. "But I think the reaction was probably appropriate for the situation. It was one of the most unique things Ive ever seen." Gomez never finished his trot but was awarded his 23rd homer because of obstruction by McCann. McCann was furious at Gomez for yelling on his way around the bases, and the catcher stood by his actions on Thursday. "I thought he showed up our whole team," McCann said. "I did what any catcher would do in that situation -- sticking up for his team." After the game, Gomez was contrite and he apologized again Thursday. "I apologize to people from MLB, to my teammates, my team, the organization and the Braves," he said. "Its not really fun when everything happened like that." Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was satisfied with Gomezs apology and was hopeful that the incident wouldnt hinder the NL East champion Braves final push for best record in the league. "I dont want our actions to hurt what the Braves are doing." Roenicke said. Milwaukee third baseman Aramis Ramirez aggravated a left knee injury during the scrum and was not in the lineup Thursday. Fake Balenciaga From China . -- Victor Bernardez tied the game with his second goal in the 95th minute and the San Jose Earthquakes drew 3-3 with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Fake Balenciaga For Sale . Jones took a beating, the worst one of his record reign, in a bout against Alexander Gustafsson that knocked the light heavyweight champion on the canvas for the first time in his career and put his belt in jeopardy. https://www.fakebalenciaga.com/ . Huntelaar also had a penalty saved by Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio. The two goals brought Huntelaars total for the season to 18, level with Bayern Munichs Mario Gomez for most in the league.HOUSTON - Sundays game between Houston and Buffalo will be a reunion of two old friends in Texans coach Bill OBrien and Bills coach Doug Marrone. The pair has been buddies for years, working as assistants at Georgia Tech in the late 1990s and maintaining their relationship in the years since. The ties between these two run so deep that OBriens wife introduced Marrone to his wife when he was coaching at Northeastern in 1994. Hes one of my closest friends, OBrien said. Hes a guy that helped me really break into this profession as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech. Hes a fantastic football coach. Of course, this week things are a little different with the pair exchanging good-natured jabs that included Marrone joking that OBrien had a pampered upbringing. Listen, I was a scholarship player at Syracuse, Marrone said. Bill went to Brown. OK. Hes from Massachusetts and went to some hoity-toity prep school, all right? I went to a high school in the Bronx. Marrone finally got serious and addressed the importance of their friendship. We have a great relationship through the year, except for this week, Marrone said. And Im sure hed say the same. The two find themselves in similar situations this week with both of their teams looking to bounce back from tough losses after opening their seasons 2-0. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions in Houstons 30-17 loss to the New York Giants last week after not having a turnover in the first two games. Now hell face a Buffalo defence featuring Mario Williams, the top overall pick of the Texans in 2006. Their front four, theyve got one if not the best in the game in terms of the way theyre able to not only stop the run, but get after the quarterback in the passing game, Fitzpatrick said. They wreak a lot of havoc up there. Here are a few other things to know about the Bills-Texans game. THE CENTURY MARK With Sundays start, centre Chris Myers will have started 100 straight games for the Texans since joining the team in 2008. The start will stretch his streak of consecutive starts to 116 overall, which is the second-longest active streak among offensive linemen. I wasnt keeping track by any means, he said. Someone mentioned it the other day. Its a preetty cool little thing. Fake Balenciaga Cheap. Little side note. LIKE BROTHERS Houstons DeAndre Hopkins and Buffalos Sammy Watkins played together at Clemson and Hopkins said that the rookie is like a brother to him. Hopkins is in his second season after being selected 27th overall in last years draft. Hopkins was the No. 4 pick in the 2014 draft. Hopkins said he wasnt jealous that Watkins was drafted so much higher than him. I definitely think he was worth that pick, if not higher than fourth, Hopkins said. Hopkins downplayed the notion that he took Watkins under his wing at Clemson, saying he was so good he didnt really need any help. But Watkins raved about what Hopkins meant to him as a mentor. He gave me great advice throughout my whole career, Watkins said. He really just told me: Everything is football. You can go out there and make plays. You definitely can be a great receiver at this level, and he really just gave me so much confidence coming in. SACK STREAK The Bills have had at least one sack in 16 straight games dating to Sept. 29, 2013. Its the longest streak in franchise history since Buffalo recorded at least one in a team-record 29 consecutive games when Bruce Smith was playing from Oct. 1996 to Oct. 1998, according to STATS. The Bills have four sacks this season led by Williams, who has two. FOSTERS STATUS Houston running back Arian Foster is listed day to day for Sundays game with a hamstring injury. He ran for more than 100 yards in the first two games this season before missing Sundays game against New York with the injury. OBrien said theyll likely work him out before the game on Sunday to see if he can go. If Foster does play hell look to rush for 100 yards in three straight games for just the second time in his career and the first since 2011. JOHNSON CHASING MILESTONES Texans receiver Andre Johnson needs seven receptions and 148 yards on Sunday to reach 950 receptions and 13,000 yards receiving. If he reaches 950 receptions against the Bills, hell tie Marvin Harrison in needing the fewest games (158 games) in NFL history to reach the mark. Jerry Rice holds the record to reach 13,000 yards receiving by doing it in his 154th game and Harrison is second at 162. ' ' '