Tempers flared in Pittsburgh on Sunday as five players were ejected after the Pirates and Cincinnati Reds had a benches clearing brawl at PNC Park.
Yaisel Puig, Amir Garrett and manager David Bell were ejected for Cincinnati, while Pittsburgh lost Keone Kela and Felipe Vazquez after both teams cleared the field and umpires were able to restore some order to the game.
Elsewhere in MLB, Gary Sanchez had a big day for the New York Yankees with three homers and Mike Trout went deep yet again for the Los Angeles Angeles.
Benches clear in Pittsburgh during Reds – Pirates game. pic.twitter.com/Dm6SSnvUNP
— MLB (@MLB) April 7, 2019
Gary Sanchez is the first @Yankees player with 3 HR, 6 RBI in a game since @AROD on 4/26/2005. pic.twitter.com/OHn75dAu07
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) April 7, 2019
4️⃣ straight games with a homer!@MikeTrout is on 🔥. #MLBTwitterHitter pic.twitter.com/DR7FsQcY5s
— MLB (@MLB) April 7, 2019