Contreras wanted to send a ‘message’ to his teammates, and did as a disrupting, determining force in to end their six-game losing streak with win vs. Brewers.

A collision at first base led to a spat between the Cardinals vet and a Brewers player — and a fiery postgame rant.

The incident stemmed from a play in the bottom of the third, when Caleb Durbin collided with Contreras as he tried to beat out a groundball.