Overview

• Contreras was ejected in the seventh inning after a called third strike on an 0-2 pitch, and manager Oliver Marmol was also tossed during the confrontation.
• During the exit, Contreras threw his bat and it struck hitting coach Brant Brown, and a tub of Hi‑Chew candy was later thrown onto the field.
• Baker told reporters the ejections were for vulgar language and confirmed Contreras made contact with an umpire, which MLB rules treat as a serious offense under review.
• Contreras said he asked for consistent calls and disputed that he argued the pitch, and he apologized to Brown for the bat striking him.
• St. Louis won 7–6 on Alec Burleson’s walk-off homer, with broadcast graphics indicating the strikeout pitch was in the zone and Contreras having driven in two runs earlier.