Benches cleared in the sixth after Colorado’s Carlos Gonzalez saw an inside fastball from Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl fly past him. After the game, CarGo said he believed the pitch was in retaliation for Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen being plunked in the top of the inning by Colorado starter German Marquez.
McCutchen was obviously not pleased about being hit by Marquez, slowly leaving the batter’s box and setting the stage for what would happen in the bottom of the inning.
“People can say it wasn’t on purpose but it was clearly first pitch.