Hit-By-Pitch Of Bryce Harper Touches Off Brawl

When benches clear in baseball, it’s rare punches get thrown. But when Hunter Strickland drilled Bryce Harper in the hip with a 98-mph fastball, it touched off a brawl Monday.

In fairness, the two have history; This was the first time Strickland and Harper faced each other since the 2014 NL Division Series, when Harper hit two long homers off the Giants righthander.