Pirates, Nationals benches clear after Jorge Lopez throws near Andrew McCutchen’s head

Things sewage basking connected a acold nighttime successful Pittsburgh.

Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez plunked Pirates prima Byran Reynolds earlier coming up and successful connected outfielder Andrew McCutchen, starring to some benches emptying astatine PNC Park connected Wednesday night.

After allowing 2 hits and 2 runs done nan first two-thirds of nan sixth inning, he drilled Reynolds connected a first-pitch sinker.

Then, 3 pitches later, Lopez came up precocious and astir deed McCutchen successful nan head, though nan 2013 NL MVP quickly ducked retired of nan measurement to debar nan 92 mph sinker.

As nan umpires converged to determine nan champion recourse, nan Pirates’ chair and Lopez started barking, starring to some benches gathering astatine nan mound.

In nan mediate of each of this, Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham had to beryllium held backmost by Oneil Cruz.

Things yet settled down, pinch Lopez getting tossed from nan game.

It sewage worse for nan righty, though, arsenic McCutchen walked and Cruz followed that up pinch a expansive slam, meaning 2 much runs were added to Lopez’s ledger.

This incident comes little than a twelvemonth aft Lopez’s notable mitt flip into nan stands aft an ejection astatine Citi Field erstwhile he was a personnel of nan Mets.

After nan game, Lopez seemed to mention to nan Mets arsenic either nan “worst squad astir apt successful nan full f–king MLB” aliases “worst teammate astir apt successful nan full f–king MLB.”

He was yet designated for duty by nan Mets.

Lopez later took to societal media to explain that incident.

“I besides want to explain my post-game remarks, because I had nary volition of disparaging nan New York Mets Organization,” nan 31-year-old reliever wrote. “During that interview, I said candidly astir my frustrations pinch my individual capacity and really I felt it made maine nan worst teammate successful nan full league.

“Unfortunately my efforts to reside nan media successful English created immoderate disorder and generated headlines that do not bespeak what I was trying to express.”

In 8 outings this year, he has a 10.57 ERA.

Pittsburgh ended Wednesday’s crippled pinch a 6-1 win.