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

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.

Willson Contreras took an explicit shot towards an unnamed Brewers player after the Cardinals' win over Milwaukee on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) The Brewers held off a late Cardinals scoring chance for a 3-2 win on Sunday. Nolan Arenado singled on the 12th pitch of his lead-off at-bat. Nolan Gorman followed with a bunt single. Both runners moved up to second and third on a wild pitch, but Trevor Megill escaped by striking out the final two batters of the game.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras' collision with Milwaukee Brewers baserunner Caleb Durbin sparked a war of words.

The Milwaukee Brewers give the ball to José Quintana looking for a third straight win over the St. Louis Cardinals during a mid-afternoon clash on June 14. Follow along for live updates from American Family Field.

Miles Mikolas starts for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Milwaukee Brewers' Quinn Priester in Sunday's finale of a 4-game series.

With their six-game skid in the rearview mirror, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to build some momentum behind veteran Miles Mikolas on Sunday when they close out the four-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers.