The benches cleared in the second inning of the Padres-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Friday night after Willson Contreras was hit by a Nick Pivetta fastball. Ultimately, nothing came of the incident -- aside from warnings for both sides and,

Benches cleared in San Diego after Willson Contreras exchanged words with Nick Pivetta during the Cardinals' 3-0 win over the Padres.

St. Louis Cardinals' game against the San Diego Padres on Friday turned into an intense battle after Cardinals' Willson Contreras was hit by Nick Pivetta's pitch.

The benches cleared in the second inning of the Padres-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Friday night after Willson Contreras was hit by a Nick Pivetta fastball. Ultimately, nothing came of the incident -- aside from warnings for both sides and,

Padres’ 3-0 loss to Cardinals is a rarity in many ways; Nick Pivetta has thoughts on Willson Contreras and baseball having gone ‘soft’

St. Louis Cardinals first base Willson Contreras (40) celebrates during the fourth inning at a MLB game against the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, on Friday,

Not long after crushing a Statcast-measured 443-foot home run and crafting a three-hit night to sling-shot the Cardinals out of a three-game spiral, fiery first baseman Willson Contreras kept firing late Monday night with some strong opinions he has about the ballclub.