Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge Lopez was ejected from Wednesday evening’s sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Pirates after a pitch close to Andrew McCutchen’s head led to the benches briefly clearing.
Within the seventh inning, López hit the earlier batter Bryan Reynolds with a pitch earlier than dealing with McCutchen, who needed to fall to the bottom to keep away from getting hit by a 92 mph ball close to his head.
Because the umpires gathered to debate the incident, McCutchen and López began arguing, which brought on each benches to empty. Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham was additionally seen yelling whereas being held again by teammate Oneil Cruz.
Cruz hit a grand slam later within the inning off Eduardo Salazar to offer the Pirates a 6-0 lead. Pittsburgh received 6-1.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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