PITTSBURGH (AP) — A charged-up Yasiel Puig barreled into a bunch of Pirates during a bench-clearing fracas and was among five ejections in Pittsburgh’s 7-5 victory over the Reds.
The trouble started in the fourth inning when Chris Archer threw his first pitch behind Derek Dietrich, who had admired a home run in his previous at-bat.
The excitable Puig, in his first season with the Reds, grabbed Pirates bench coach Tom Prince and tried to put the 54-year-old former catcher in a headlock.
Josh Bell crushed an estimated 474-foot home run in the fourth, a half-inning after the skirmish.