Tensions flared between Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham and Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman on Monday night at PNC Park, and while the waters quickly calmed after the benches cleared, there was still a mix of confusion and emotion after the game.

The pitch in question was this 2-0 sinker from Blue Jays lefty Brendon Little. According to TruMedia's calculations, that pitch had a 58.9% called strike probability -- that's based on empirical data, and not whether or not it should be called a strike based on the rulebook or any given umpire's judgment.

It was a benches clearing incident that came out of nowhere when Tommy Pham walked in the bottom of the seventh. Pham walked on a pitch that was clearly below the strike zone and proceeded to flip his bat in front of Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman as if ...

Tommy Pham homered for the Pittsburgh Pirates but the offense couldn’t muster anything else in their 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.

Bench clearing occurred due to a small bat flip that lightly turns the bat on the ballnet.That's also what happened when an argument broke out between the batter and the catcher.Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Tommy Pham and Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heinemann set the day in the seventh inning of the showdown at PNC Park on the 19th (Korea time),