Astros, Rangers minor league teams brawl with each other

The Corpus Christi Hooks and the Frisco Roughriders - the Class AA teams for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers - got into a benches-clearing brawl Sunday at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi. The Corpus Christi Hooks and the Frisco Roughriders - the Class AA teams for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers - got into a benches-clearing brawl Sunday at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi. Photo: Ian Steele/KIII-TV Photo: Ian Steele/KIII-TV Image 1 of / 62 Caption Close Astros, Rangers minor league teams brawl with each other 1 / 62 Back to Gallery

Apparently, even the Astros and Rangers' minor league teams don't like each other.

The big league rivalry spilled into the minor leagues Sunday in Corpus Christi when the Corpus Christi Hooks - the Astros' Class AA affiliate - and the Frisco Roughriders - the Rangers' Class AA affiliate - got into a benches-clearing brawl.

It all started in the second inning when Frisco pitcher Yohander Mendez hit Corpus Christi's Danry Vasquez in the leg with a pitch. Vasquez immediately charged the mound and it was on from there.

Ian Steele of KIII-TV, the ABC affiliate in Corpus Christi, caught the entire thing on camera.

VIDEO: A clearer look at the Hooks vs. Frisco (Astros vs. Rangers Double-A Affiliate) fight from tonight. More soon. pic.twitter.com/TdBygD0xIr — Ian Steele (@IanSteeleKIII) July 25, 2016

Play was delayed for 11 minutes as everything was sorted out. Mendez, Vasquez and Ramon Laureano - who was on deck for the Hooks when Vasquez was beaned - all were ejected.

Last year, the Astros and Rangers had the benches clear during an argument between Astros catcher Hank Conger and Rangers feisty second baseman Rougned Odor. The teams' managers even went nose-to-nose in that little squabble.

The Rangers are 9-1 against the Astros this season, but have been losing ground as the Astros have crawled to within 2.5 games of first place in the American League West.

In the minors, Corpus Christi beat out Frisco for the first half Texas League title.

Frisco went on to win Sunday's game 7-6 at Whataburger Field.