Astros starter Hunter Brown and Angels shortstop Zach Neto exchanged angry words after the latter was hit during the third inning Friday.

Brown took exception to Neto's reaction, repeatedly and profanely telling him to stop crowding the plate. Cue the benches clearing, though with no punches thrown or ejections. Both Brown and Neto were guided away from each other.

Tensions ran high during the third inning of the matchup between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim on Friday. On the very first pitch, Astros ace Hunter Brown c