After the final pitch by Giants reliever Eric Miller to strikeout Sal Stewart, the two players appeared to jaw with one another, and then approached one another. That caused both dugouts and bullpens to empty, and for the teams to gather around the home plate.
The unplanned gathering seemed to be the climax of a buildup of events, which included prominent players on both teams being hit earlier in the game after some jawing that occurred the night before.
During the Reds' April 15 victory, Cincinnati's Spencer Steer appeared to shout at San Francisco pitcher J.T. Brubaker. The next day, Steer was hit by a pitch from Giants starter Landen Roupp. Steer didn't disagree with the suggestions that he was hit intentionally.
"There was definitely a chance," Steer said. "Yeah, the guy had pretty good command of his fastball today. Big miss like that, first at-bat, first pitch. You guys need to be the judge of that."
📹: Pat Brennan/The Enquirer
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