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Cubs vs. Pirates: Twitter Reacts to Bench-Clearing Scuffle in 2015 NL Wild Card

The Pittsburgh Pirates may be going down in the 2015 NL Wild Card Game without a run, but they won't be doing so without a fight. Both benches cleared in the seventh inning of Wednesday night's game when Pirates reliever Tony Watson hit Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta with a pitch.

No punches were thrown in the melee, but multiple players from both sides were seen pushing and shoving. Matthew Schwerha of the Sun Times had multiple videos of the incident:

— Matthew Schwerha (@MSchwerha) October 8, 2015

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