The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into an altercation on Monday night stemming from a Tommy Pham walk in the seventh inning.

Paul Skenes kept the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays in check for six innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates secure a 5-2 victory.

The Blue Jays did have a bad offseason. Anthony Santander hasn't played since May 22 because of a shoulder injury and he hit .179/.273/.304 in the 50 games he did play. Andrés Giménez has again played superlative defense at second base,

The team traded catcher Tyler Heineman to the Toronto Blue Jays for infielder Vinny Capra. Heineman was designated for assignment last week and Capra was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

The Blue Jays and Pirates were looking for excitement in their matchup, but a bench-clearing brawl probably wasn't on their agenda for the night.

There is informative duality in the use of position player pitchers. The Toronto Blue Jays tossed catcher Tyler Heineman onto the mound to finish off a blowout win in front of a sold-out crowd that had just crooned along to a cover of Bruce Channell’s "Hey!