The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates got into a scuffle during Sunday’s series finale at PNC Park. Chris Archer incited the disruption when he threw a 93-MPH fastball behind Derek Dietrich after Dietrich homered in his pervious at-bat. The home plate umpire, Jeff Kellogg, did not immediately eject Archer and that’s what caused the altercation.
This entire fracas could’ve been avoided if Kellogg would’ve ejected Archer immediately after he intentionally threw behind Dietrich. It was obvious retaliation for Dietrich admiring his 2-run bomb in the second inning. Did Dietrich take a bit too long observing his homer?