A Washington Nationals pitcher had a verbal altercation with his opponent following a brutal pitch and was later removed from the game.

Jorge López was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Pirates after a high pitch near McCutchen’s head led to the benches briefly clearing in the seventh inning.

A night after the Nationals lost Paul DeJong to a broken nose on a HBP, López buzzes Andrew McCutchen and is ejected in a 6-1 loss.