Washington Nationals relief Jorge Lopez were suspended three games for intentional throwing on Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Andrew McCutchen During Wednesday’s game.
Major League Baseball announced the suspension on Thursday and said Lopez filed an appeal, which means he will be entitled to the Washington finals in Pittsburgh.
MLB also suspended National manager Dave Martinez for one game that will serve on Thursday afternoon.
Pittsburgh’s intervened in the seventh shift on Wednesday Bryan Reynolds With a playground before McCutchen, who had to fall to the ground to avoid hitting the ball 92 km / h near his head.
When the judges gathered to discuss the incident, Lopez and McCutchen began to guess, which caused both benches to break. Pirates Outfielder Tommy Pham was seen to scream while he was held back by his teammate Oneil Cruz.
Lopez told reporters that he was not trying to throw on Reynolds or McCutchen and said he “tried to find his way with my delivery”.
“I’m sorry for everything,” Lopez said after the Washington Post. “I didn’t create any purpose -built playground there. I tried to find my way with my delivery, I tried to find my way throughout the season. It is really miserable that it will happen. I regret what has happened.”
Cruz hit Grand Slam later in exchange Eduardo Salazar lead Pittsburgh to win 6-1.
“Cruz has shown,” McCutchen told reporters. “He lit a fire under him. He was able to hit a great slam. Sometimes it is needed.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
