The Cardinals and Reds cleared the benches in the bottom of the first inning in game two of their NL Central matchup. Brandon Phillips, who called the Cardinals “little bitches” prior to the series, got into a shouting match with Yadier Molina.
After that things got out of hand—former Cardinal Scott Rolen attempted to extricate Molina and Chris Carpenter from the fight, but things continued to escalate until both benches and bullpens had cleared entirely.
Both managers were eventually ejected following the scuffle.