ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit his own coach and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected in St. Louis' 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Manager Oliver Marmol also was tossed during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning.

Contreras said he didn't understand why he was ejected.

“I didn't argue any pitch,” Contreras said. “All I said was, ‘Call the pitches on both sides because you’re missing for us.' Then I turned around. The next thing I hear, he threw me out. There's no reason for it. Apparently, he heard something (he thought) I said. I did not say that.”

Marmol agreed with his player.

“We'll have to dive into it to make sure what Willson'

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