(AP) -- Brandon Phillips was in the middle of a
first-inning altercation between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis
Cardinals.
The Reds second baseman had words with Cardinals catcher Yadier
Molina when he came to the plate to lead off the bottom of the
first inning It escalated into a bench-clearing
confrontation.
Reds third baseman Scott Rolen and Cardinals pitcher Chris
Carpenter had to be pulled apart. Carpenter wound up pinned against
the backstop screen. So was Reds starter Johnny Cueto, who kicked
his way free.
Nobody was ejected over the seven-minute confrontation.
Phillips opened the series by saying he hated the Cardinals,
whom he called complainers.
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