A rough night for the Chicago White Sox was headlined by Tim Anderson’s seventh-inning ejection after he seemed to bump an umpire after contesting a strike call. 

Anderson and manager Tony La Russa were thrown out of Friday night’s 7-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics after a heated argument following a strike call that appeared to be high. 

Tim Anderson (7) of the Chicago White Sox is ejected from a game after making contact with umpire Nick Mahrley (48) in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics at Guaranteed Rate Field July 29, 2022, in Chicago.
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Anderson let home plate umpire Nick Mahrley know how he felt, prompting the ejection. But what followed next could lead to a lengthy suspension from Major League Baseball. 

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“I don’t think Tim cursed him or anything,” La Russa explained after the game. “If you don’t allow a player to be emotional, (and) you have a bunch of robots out here playing, that’s not entertaining.

Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox, right, is tossed from a game after apparent contact with umpire Nick Mahrley (48) in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics at Guaranteed Rate Field July 29, 2022, in Chicago.
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“That at-bat, I thought the pitches were questionable. He got upset,” he continued. “I think you need to allow players to spark, as long as they don’t cross a line. And that thing escalated before Tim did anything. He’s fired up. That’s the way he plays. That’s the way you’re supposed to play.”

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Mahrley seemed to motion that Anderson made contact with him during the verbal altercation, but La Russa saw it differently. 

Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox, right, is ejected from a game after making contact with umpire Nick Mahrley (48) in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics at Guaranteed Rate Field July 29, 2022, in Chicago. 
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“I know I think I saw the umpire moving forward quite a bit, which they’re taught not to do that,” La Russa said. “I didn’t see any contact that I know.”

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Trailing 5-3 at the time, Chicago allowed two more runs and lost its second straight to fall below .500 (49-50).

The Associated Press contributed to this report.