Yadier Molina, Torey Lovullo Suspended 1 Game for Cardinals-D-Backs Altercation

Sunday's altercation between St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has resulted in both being suspended.

Per an official release from MLB (via Big League Stew), Molina and Lovullo have each been suspended one game for the incident. Lovullo has also received an undisclosed fine and will sit out Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants. 

Molina has elected to appeal his suspension and will be in the lineup for St. Louis on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

The incident occurred in the top of the second inning of Arizona's 4-1 win on Sunday. Lovullo argued a third strike call against A.J. Pollock when he appeared to make a gesture toward Molina. 

The Cardinals catcher took exception to Lovullo's actions, leading to both benches clearing and briefly delaying the game. 

After the game, Molina told reporters what Lovullo said that led to him getting angry. 

"I was right around the corner, and he called me a motherf----r twice, Molina said. "I reacted that way. If you're going to call [expletive] to a guy, you've got to be ready to fight."

Lovullo said the remark wasn't meant to be directed at Molina.

"I wish I could take back what I said but it really wasn't really directed at him," he said, via ESPN.com. "It was more a term of me saying I respect him on that level that he's getting certain things because he's that good."