Harper smashes in bat and his face

[manchild24]

That's not eyeblack: Bryce Harper had blood dripping down his face in the 8th inning of Friday night's Nats-Reds game after being cut above his left eye. So what the heck happened?

As the Washington Times' Amanda Comak explained, Harper smashed a bat against a wall after making an out. Manager Davey Johnson said the bat came back and hit Harper in the face.

Harper needed 10 stitches to close the cut, and he could miss a few games, according to Johnson.

"I'm fine," said Harper, who added that he doesn't want to miss any time.

The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore described the scene after the game, saying Harper had a golf ball-sized lump over his eye, and clumps of blood in his hair.

Harper had suffered through his worst night with the Nats on Friday. He went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts while leaving five on base. To add insult to injury, Davey Johnson benched Harper in favor of Xavier Nady as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning.

[strahanfan92]

What an idiot!

[spiker]

That looks dangerously close to hitting him in the eye and possibly ending or ruining his career. Lesson learned.

[Slateman]

That looks dangerously close to hitting him in the eye and possibly ending or ruining his career. Lesson learned.

I hope so. Ankiel, Zimmerman and Werth need to.calm him down. We like the fire but we can't lose you for something dumb like this.