Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates score 4-1 at home win against Mets

PITTSBURGH — In their first game out of the All-Star break, things got heated between the Mets and the Pirates at PNC Park on Friday night.

With a runner on third and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Pirates first baseman John Nogowski lined out to Mets first baseman Pete Alonso to end the frame. Mets starter Marcus Stroman hopped off the mound fired up, shouting back to his dugout.

But Nogowski took exception and pointed back at Stroman, who crossed by the first baseman on the way to the visiting dugout, as Nogowski shouted in his direction. Stroman responded, Nogowski walked toward him while continuing to voice his disapproval and the benches quickly emptied and joined together on the third-base side of the mound.

The bullpens also emptied, but by the time those players arrived, Nogowski had begun to walk back to the dugout and Stroman appeared to be in some form of discomfort before sprinting back to the dugout. The tension dissipated on the field, and the umpires held a conference with managers Derek Shelton and Luis Rojas.

No ejections were issued immediately after the scuffle.