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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Athletics fined Billy Butler and Danny Valencia on Monday after they were involved in a clubhouse fight last week that led to Butler being placed on the seven-day concussion list.There was an altercation in the clubhouse, were aware of it, both players have been disciplined and fined and were moving past it, Oakland general manager David Forst said. Thats it. From the organizations standpoint, its resolved and were moving past it.The San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that Butler and Valencia began fighting over comments Butler made to an equipment representative prior to a game Friday at the Chicago White Sox. During the exchange, Valencia hit Butler in the temple before teammates stepped in to end the altercation.Butler sat out the series in Chicago with headaches and nausea.Forst said Oakland -- among the worst teams in the American League -- would not suspend the players.This is not the first time guys have gotten into a fight in the clubhouse, Forst said. Unfortunately, when youre having the kind of season that were having, its a big story. If we were winning, it would be colorful, but were not.Forst was asked if he considered it colorful for one player to injure another. He quietly replied I dont know.Butler was seen by As medical staff over the weekend but was not in the clubhouse when Oakland began a three-game homestand with the Indians on Monday. Cleveland won 1-0 behind a solo homer by Carlos Santana.Valencia did not start and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning.As manager Bob Melvin addressed the team without Valencia and Butler present on Sunday. Melvin said he stands by the decision to fine and not suspend the players.Youre not always going to get along great, but I expect us to be fine going forward, Melvin said. I think this is the easiest way to move forward.PROUD PAPAAs shortstop Marcus Semien was not with the team after leaving to be with his wife for the birth of their child. His baby was born at about 5 p.m., Melvin said. It marked only the fourth game this season that Semien hasnt been in the starting lineup.UP NEXTIndians: RHP Danny Salazar (11-4) faces Oakland on Tuesday in his second start since coming off the disabled list. Salazar won in both of his previous two starts against the As.Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea (4-8) makes his first career appearance against the Indians. Manaea leads all AL rookie pitchers with 92 strikeouts. Cheap Custom Panthers Jersey . 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Drew Petrie is losing the support of his fellow key forwards, with Jonathan Brown agreeing the North Melbourne star should be dropped from the AFL.Browns comments come after Kangaroos legend Wayne Carey, Petries predecessor at Arden St, said it was time for coach Brad Scott to make a big call.North have lost their last five matches and remarkably could miss the finals after opening the season with a nine-game winning streak.They are now eighth, just two wins ahead of Port Adelaide and St Kilda.It is a little bit controversial, but `Ducks right, Brown, the former Brisbane captain, said on Nova 100.Drew Petries form has been horrible.He hasnt been able to hit the scoreboard this year and theyre saying now hes in the side for defensive pressure.Hes struggling to lay a tackle.Careys former North teammate David King was the first to suggest last week that Petrie should be dropped and the numbers support the growing clamour.Petrie has kicked at least 42 goals per season for the last five years, but after 17 rounds he only has 19.He has kicked no goals in the last two matches.Petrie only laid two tackles in Saturdays upset loss to Port Adelaide and none the week before.He has 35 for the season, whereas the 33-year-old has laid at least 61 in the previous three years.But North are also arguing that the numbers do not tell the full story.They point out that with Petrie in the side, it frees up fellow key forward Ben Brown, who is enjoying a big seaason.ddddddddddddNorths third key forward Jarrad Waite finally returned from a hip injury against Port and clearly needed the run.Their other main tall forward option Mason Wood is injured.Whatever the solution, North badly need to find more firepower in attack - they have not scored more than 84 points in a match during their five-game losing streak.And Brown added North are now a very good chance to miss the finals, given their tough draw.It is a realistic possibility, Brown said.Meanwhile, umpires coach Hayden Kennedy has backed Justin Schmitt for his controversial free against North defender Michael Firrito.In the opening minute of the Port game, Jay Schulz was tackling Firrito when the North backman handballed through a behind.Schmitt controversially penalised Firrito for a deliberate rushed behind and Schulz kicked an easy goal.He thought Michael then had an opportunity to dispose of the ball, Kennedy told the AFL website.He doesnt and once he gets tackled, he handballs it with force well over the (goal) line.Justin weighed up those two particular items and because of the distance away from the (goal) line and from where it (the handball) landed, he thought it was a deliberate rushed behind.Kennedy conceded Firrito was under pressure, but said the rushed behind was intentional and could have been avoided. 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