Bryce Harper

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, center, is restrained by bench coach Chris Speier, left, pitching coach Mike Maddux, second from left, and hitting coach Rick Schu (39) after Harper was ejected in the dugout during the ninth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, May 9, 2016, in Washington. The Nationals won 5-4. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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It was a wave of emotions for Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper Monday night.

One moment, Harper was getting ejected from the dugout. The next, Washington Nationals teammate Clint Robinson was hitting a game-ending homer to give the Nats a 5-4 walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers.

Harper then rushed onto the field -- to join the rest of the Washington Nationals in celebrating the dramatic victory over the Tigers and to scream what he acknowledged were "a couple choice words" at the umpire who tossed him in the ninth inning.

TV cameras captured Harper cursing in the direction of umpire Brian Knight after Robinson's one-out drive off Mark Lowe.

"Absolutely. I was pretty upset," Harper said. "So let him hear what I have to say -- and let him hear it again. And, you know, so what?"

Asked whether he expects to be fined for his "choice words" to the umpire, Harper said: "If I do, I do. I'll pay it. Maybe he'll get fined, too. So we'll see."

Harper was ejected after Danny Espinosa struck out looking. According to Harper and manager Dusty Baker, several members of the Nationals were complaining about that call.

"I think everybody was up on the steps and preaching about what they thought was going on," Harper said. "And (Knight) picked me and said, 'See you later.'"

"I guess you can't kick everybody out on the team, because a lot of guys were hollering about it," Baker said after the game.

"He's an emotional young man, like most of us on the field out there," Baker said about Harper's suspension. "You certainly don't like him to get tossed, but every once in a while, you've got to blow off some steam or else you go crazy."

Baker went out to argue with Knight after the ejection. After the game, Baker said the umpire told him he had considered kicking out Harper earlier in the game.



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