Phillies' Nick Castellanos compares Rays reliever to his 2-year-old son

The host Philadelphia Phillies and visiting Tampa Bay Rays took part in a bench-clearing brawl during the bottom of the eighth inning of the host's 9-4 victory on Tuesday.

The brouhaha was kick-started when Rays reliever Edwin Uceta nailed Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos in the hip with a fastball.

While Uceta claimed that there was no intent behind the plunking and that he threw a changeup, Castellanos wasn't buying it, saying that he "had an overwhelming sense that (he) was about to get drilled." He also hilariously compared the right-hander's behavior to something his toddler would do.

"We all just got a sense of what it was — he was just (ticked) off that he got hit around and his ERA shot through the roof," Castellanos said, according to an Associated Press and ESPN report . "You're frustrated and you're going to throw at somebody. ... That's like my 2-year-old throwing a fit because I took away his dessert before he was finished."

Tampa Bay's hurler was ejected after the incident. Per the report, MLB's Statcast showed that the pitch was a 96-mph sinker, not a changeup.

Uceta allowed a tie-breaking two-run double to pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson, then an RBI single to Buddy Kennedy and a two-run home run to Trea Turner. Bryce Harper then followed with a double, leading to Castellanos' hit by pitch.

The 26-year-old Rays pitcher entered the contest with a 0.79 ERA but left with a 1.49 mark.

Harper, who strolled toward the mound from second base, shouting at Uceta after his teammate was hit, also called out the Tampa Bay fourth-year pro.

"That's not the game that we play, man," Harper said, according to the report. "It shouldn't be. Guys throw too hard nowadays. You're getting mad because a guy hits a homer off you or you blow the lead, walk the guy and come out of the game."