Angels' Soler charges mound, triggering brawl with Braves

Tempers flared at Angel Stadium on Tuesday when Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler charged Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López to ignite a benches-clearing brawl.

Soler, who homered in the first inning, was unhappy after being hit by a pitch from López in the third. However, tensions rose further when López opened Soler's next at-bat in the fifth with a high-and-tight throw that was ruled a wild pitch. Soler stared down López and began walking toward the pitcher as the pair exchanged words. The confrontation then quickly escalated, with both players throwing punches and causing the benches and bullpens to empty.

Braves manager Walt Weiss helped end the fracas by tackling Soler.

López appeared to throw a punch at Soler while still holding onto the baseball.

Soler and López were both ejected. Jeimer Candelario pinch-hit for Soler as the Angels' DH, while Tyler Kinley took over on the mound for Atlanta and struck Candelario to end the inning.