One of the most hotly debated things in baseball is: how do you know with 100% certainty if a baseball player is hit by a pitch intentionally?

Manny Machado and Willson Contreras seem to have a pretty good idea they're being used as target practice, leading to a second straight night of benches clearing extracurricular activities between the Padres and Cardinals. The fact the Padres won 3-1 on Saturday in a game where, of all people, Bryce Johnson is the offensive standout is almost forgotten amid all the bean ball shenanigans.

In the 4th inning San Diego starter Randy Vasquez hit Contreras with a fastball on a 2-2 pitch, not exactly the moment one usually goes after an opposing hitter. Vasquez signaled to Contreras to say it was an accident. However, Contreras was also hit on Friday nig

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