A protestor, left, fights with a bar patron outside. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) of a bar near Oriole Park at Camden YardsBALTIMORE (AP/MyFoxBoston.com) — Fans at the Baltimore Orioles-Boston Red Sox baseball game were briefly asked to stay inside the stadium toward the end of the game after a small group of Freddie Gray protesters became violent.
The protesters blocked an intersection near Oriole Park at Camden Yards for several hours and had a tense standoff with police Saturday night. The protesters were eventually cleared.
In the middle of the ninth inning, the public address announcer told fans that city officials requested no one leave because of "ongoing public safety issues." They were later allowed to leave but advised to avoid certain areas of the city. The Orioles won 5-4 in 10 innings.
The attendance was 36,757.
Demonstrators are angry Gray, a black man, died in police custody about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. He suffered an unexplained spinal injury that became fatal.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts says he believes outside "agitators" are responsible for violent incidents during a mostly peaceful protest.
Batts says that at least five officers were injured and 12 people were arrested yesterday.
