Washington Nationals reliever Jorge López has been suspended for his role in Wednesday's benches-clearing incident against the Pittsburgh Pirates. MLB announced on Thursday that López received a three-game suspension "for intentionally throwing" at Andrew McCutchen in the seventh inning of Pittsburgh's 6-1 win.

Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez and pitcher Jorge López were suspended by MLB after the team intentionally threw at Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen, the league announced Thursday.

Washington Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez learned an important lesson in Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates: one does not intentionally throw at An