Giants' Belt, Posey want to keep on-field disagreement 'between us'

Following Saturday night's extra-innings contest against the St. Louis Cardinals, Buster Posey and Brandon Belt appeared to have a disagreement in the postgame handshake line.

In the 13th inning with the team up 3-1, Posey kept gesturing that Belt should be playing closer to first base, to prevent Stephen Piscotty from getting a big lead. Following the final out of the game, Posey and Belt stared at each other before the San Francisco Giants' catcher decided to air the grievance in the middle of the diamond.

"Whatever happens between us, it's just going to stay on the field," Posey told Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News following Sunday afternoon's finale against the Cardinals.

Belt toed the same line that his catcher did, affirming that "stuff happens on the field and we'll just keep it between us."

It was skipper Bruce Bochy that confirmed to Baggarly that Posey was upset about Belt's defensive positioning.

Most of this interaction was missed by the broadcast as it turned away prior to it all happening. However, Posey did look visibly upset in a discussion with battery-mate Mark Melancon immediately following the game.

Despite the disagreement, the Giants came away with the victory - just their 19th win of the season. With the team now nine games back of first place, patience could very well be wearing thin in the Giants clubhouse.