In the sixth, Venable hit a slow grounder up the first-base line, Pujols fielded it and tagged him. Pujols then stared at Venable and appeared to say something. Venable turned around and repeatedly said, “What?”The benches and bullpens emptied, and Pujols and Venable had to be separated. Pujols raised his right elbow toward Venable, as if indicating the rookie had thrown his elbow.
Maybe if the Padres hadn’t been wearing the camo today, Pujols could have seen him coming and dodged the elbow.
