Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina didn’t necessarily throw down the gauntlet but he threw down his bat after being hit in the right arm by a pitch from the Chicago Cubs’ Cole Hamels in the second inning Saturday.
As Molina started to first base, he said something to Hamels, who took a couple of steps step or two from the mound either to respond to Molina or try to hear what the Cardinals’ catcher was saying. At this point, Molina tossed his bat to the ground and began to approach Hamels before being grabbed by on-deck hitter Matt Carpenter.