Everything Jorge Soler, Reynaldo Lopez Said After Braves vs. Angels Fight in Trending Video

The Atlanta Braves' 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night was overshadowed by the altercation between Jorge Soler and Reynaldo López in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Soler took exception to a high fastball from López that went to the backstop, so he charged the mound and both players started throwing punches before the benches cleared in an attempt to settle things down.

After the game, Soler told reporters he "didn't like" the answer that López provided when he was asking if there was an issue.

"I asked him if everything was OK and the answer he gave me, I didn't like it," Soler said through interpreter Jobel Jiménez. "That's why I went out there."

The incident occurred after Soler hit a two-run homer off López in the bottom of the first, prompting the Angels DH to speculate that played a role in what happened later.

"Obviously, I have good numbers against him," Soler said. "After the home run and getting hit by a pitch after that, and then he missed way too high and close to my head. At this level, you can't miss like that."

López denied there was any intent behind the pitch.

"It's just a shame, the situation and how things unfolded," López said through interpreter Franco García. "On my part, there was never any intent to hit him at any point. So, again, it's just a shame."

Braves manager Walt Weiss, who was part of the staff when Soler was on the team in 2021, also dismissed the notion that López was trying to do anything malicious.

"I know it didn't look good because of Soler's numbers against López and he hit a homer and he hit him," Weiss said. "López is not throwing at him. I don't allow our pitchers to throw at people just because they can't get them out. Our job is to get them out. But I understand why Soler got angry."

There was one moment during the skirmish when López appeared to hit Soler in the head area with his right hand that was holding a baseball. Neither player appeared to suffer any significant injuries.

Soler and López were both ejected from the game as a result of the incident. Soler finished 1-for-1 with the homer at the plate before being tossed. López allowed two unearned runs in 4.2 innings with seven strikeouts prior to his day ending early.

The Braves won to snap a three-game losing streak. The Angels had their three-game winning streak snapped with the loss. The two teams will play the series finale on Wednesday at 4:07 p.m. ET.