NEW YORK (AP) — Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after someone spiked a foul ball from the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.

Betts jumped to the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres’ pop-up in the first inning, but a fan in the front row wearing a gray Yankees road jersey grabbed Betts’ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Another fan grabbed Betts’ hand without gloves.

Betts reacted angrily and Torres was immediately called out for fan interference.

“When it comes to the person in the game, it doesn’t matter,” Betts said. “We lost. It’s not relevant. I’m doing well. He’s doing well. Everything is cool. We lost the game and I’m kind of focused on that. We have to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow.”

The Dodgers had a two-run lead at the time on Freddie Freeman’s two-run homer, but the Dodgers were unable to complete a sweep and took an 11–4 loss to the Yankees.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Dodgers rookie pitcher Ben Casparius said. “It’s quite interesting. Obviously it was very early in the game, so I think it set the tone.”

It was the second time Torres had an at-bat affected by fan interference during this World Series. With two outs in the ninth inning of Game 1 at Dodger Stadium, Torres hit a fly ball to left field, and a fan reached over and caught the ball. Torres got a double.

Torres later hit a three-run homer to right field for New York’s final runs.

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