
Alex Stumpf
PITTSBURGH — A quick flare-up between Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham and Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman led to gamers from each golf equipment confronting one another at dwelling plate Monday at PNC Park, however the incident was resolved earlier than issues escalated too far within the Pirates' 5-2 win.
Shortly after the Pirates took a 3-2 lead within the seventh after a wild pitch scored Henry Davis, Pham drew a stroll on 4 pitches and appeared to intentionally drop the bat in entrance of Heineman. The 2 exchanged phrases, which led to each benches and bullpens popping out to the diamond.
George Springer and Ty France of the Blue Jays intervened and walked Pham down the road to first base, the place the meat was seemingly squashed. Pham later stole second as half of a double steal, however didn’t rating.