 We had retaliation for a complete accident in the first inning of this Cubs Cardinals game. This breakdown is brought to you by DraftKings. Michaelis pitching to Hap Contreras is the catcher. We have a 2-0 count swing and backswing hits Contreras right in the head. Hap and Contreras were teammates for six years. He doesn't want to do that. He doesn't want to see that. Oh, and there's blood off the side of his head and Hap sees eyes as my bad man and then he sees the blood. He says, oh, shit. I don't like that. The trainer comes out. It's dripping into his hand. All reports say Contreras wanted to stay in the game. Hap said he felt awful afterwards. No one wants to see that happen. Michaelis comes up and says, don't worry, Willie. I got you. I got you. Stairs at the Cubs dug out. I got you. Long backswing from Contreras. Bat hits him right in the head. This happens to him a decent amount. Catchers interference are also happening a ton. Catchers are just getting a little closer. Batters are getting a little further away trying to steal strikes and fastballs being faster. And it just gets him in an awkward spot of the helmet, I guess, or under the helmet. I'm not sure, but they had to take him out of the game and they do hug. He says, hey man. He says, I love you. Good job. Sorry. All that good stuff. The new catcher comes in and Michaelis waves him. He says, I'm hitting him with the first pitch. And he's like, oh, okay. Hap steps into the box. So it says to the ump like, you know, you know he's going to hit me, right? I'm just like, okay, we'll just see what happens. Please don't tell me the future. Hap first pitch after the incident up and in misses him. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Next pitch. A little lower hits him right on the tush and Hap takes his base and says, well, he did. He did tell Willie he was going to get to his back and I was standing right next to him. So that makes sense. I heard him. Now the umpires are going to get together and he says, ah, well, you know, they had him with the first one and that was probably intentional. So they eject him right away. Michaelis says, how do you toss me? How do you toss me? And the umpire says, well, we think that was intentional. No, absolutely not. Absolutely not. It's hot outside. My hands are slippery. He hits our catcher and it's an accident. I throw a ball inside it slips and it's my fault. That's unacceptable. That is unacceptable. Uh-uh. No, unacceptable. That is unacceptable. That is unacceptable. Garbage. That is unacceptable. Fuck you. Fuck you. My hands are slippery. Dog ate my homework. Gets an ovation from some of the audience, but then he's going to turn to address the cubs dug out, which is barking really loud. He says, Hey, let's go. Come on. Let's go. Come out. You want to come out? Hey, you come on. Stro talking to you. Yeah. Come on. Doing the international short sign. Come on. Come on, Stro. Come on. Come on out. Strowman. Lavin. What? I'm not going to come out, man. Jack flowers. Sit your ass down. Sit the fuck down, Jack. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up. Hey, there we go. There we go, boys. Got him fired up now. Now Cardinals coaches just getting the rundown from the umpire and they're talking. He's like, okay, it's all sorted. And then Marmal says, need all of you guys to keep them that way. Umpire says, don't tell me what to do. Hey, you're out of here. You're gone. Mom was like, what? We were cordial. I just want you to keep them on the field. I'm says, don't tell me what to do. I'm out. Now you got Hap on first base, a new pitcher and a new catcher in the game, and belly is going to take that fastball right up the middle. That moves Hap to second base. Now he's in scoring position. That's nice. Next batter, five pitch walk that moves Hap to third and a four pitch walk that scores Ian Hap and the Cubs take a one, nothing lead in the first due to the hit by pitch. Next batter comes up, takes that hanger into left field to score a couple more runs. The Cubs would go on to win this game easily. And these fans are excited. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Maybe his dad there. And that's just a beautiful moment in baseball. That's what it's all about. Not retaliation for no reason. This breakdown was brought to you by DraftKings. I think DraftKings were sponsoring the breakdown just as much as I thank all you guys for always watching them and supporting, appreciate it. Leave a comment, share it if you like it, subscribe. All of that stuff helps. Thank you, DraftKings.