The Reds' 6-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs Saturday before a crowd of 41,360 at Great American Ball Park was largely on unmemorable.
Then things got out of hand.
With two outs in the eighth, Pedro Strop hit Yasiel Puig with a 3-0 pitch in the eighth. Puig dropped his bat, gesture toward Strop, shouted something, then started toward the mound.
Both dugouts and bullpens emptied. No punches were thrown. In fact, there wasn't much pushing or shoving. But Puig had to be held back.
"In the heat of the game, he throws at me with the ball," Puig said.