Sunday’s series finale at Coors Field didn’t come without some drama.

Both teams’ benches cleared in the seventh inning of the Rockies’ 4-0 win over the Phillies in an incident sparked by one of the game’s best players and a Rockies reliever.

The skirmish began when Jake Bird yelled and clapped his glove in the direction of the Phillies dugout after Bird got the Rockies out of the top of the seventh. Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper took exception, charging out of the visiting dugout and screaming at Bird.

“Jake is an emotional pitcher… and I think today the Phillies took exception with maybe a little bit too much emotion from Jake,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “That was a big moment in the game, and Jake let it out. And I get (Harper’s anger) from their side, too.”

Bird said he wasn’t yelling/clapping at a Philadelphia fan in the stands or directly at the perennial all-star Harper, who already had his fingerprints all over the Phillies’ first two wins of the series. But Harper wasn’t happy, and after running toward the Rockies dugout and continuing to shout at Bird, the right-hander motioned to Harper to bring it.

“It’s a good team, and a big moment, and I got a little emotional out there — probably too emotional,” Bird said. “Obviously I didn’t want that to happen. That’s the first time in my life I’ve been involved in that. Not ideal.

“(Harper) is a great player who plays with emotion. And he’s a player I look up to. Obviously, in the future, I hope I get to compete against him and go head-to-head… It was nothing personal. I just got a little fired up.”

Both benches emptied at that point, with a flood of players between Harper and Bird in the area behind home plate. Both players were ejected. Bird said he “probably needs to tone (the emotion) down a bit, especially after today.”

Rockies catcher Elias Diaz acted as Bird’s body-guard initially, getting between Harper and the pitcher when Harper charged. Multiple Phillies coaches attempted to restrain the enraged Harper, who continued to shout at Bird, as other Phillies got into the faces of Rockies near the mouth of the home dugout. Even starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, in his cutoff t-shirt, dashed up from the training room for the end of the altercation.

“No matter what happened, we have each other’s backs no matter what,” Freeland said. “That showed (in the seventh).”

Harper, who yelled at the Rockies dugout that they’re a “loser (expletive) organization” during the fracas, said postgame that “once you make it about yourself and the other team, I’ve got a problem with it.”

“You saw my reaction,” Harper said. “After that, (Bird) did what he did and flew away into the dugout.”

The inning before, Phillies manager Rob Thomson was ejected for arguing a call on Kyle Schwarber’s strikeout.

On Friday, Harper’s two-run double was the difference in the Phillies’ 6-3 win. Then on Saturday, Harper was caught by TV microphones jawing at Rockies fans after hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning of Philadelphia’s 7-4 win. Harper went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on Sunday.

Monday’s pitching matchup

Reds RHP Hunter Green (0-3, 3.69) at Rockies RHP Connor Seabold (1-0, 4.56)

6:40 p.m. Monday, Coors Field

TV: ATTRM

Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM

Greene, the Reds’ first-round pick at No. 2 overall in 2017, was up and down in 24 starts as a rookie last year with a 4.44 ERA. This season, the inconsistency is still there, but he’s shown flashes of potential ace stuff down the line. Meanwhile, Seabold is set for his third start of the season after earning his first MLB win last week with five innings of one-run ball in Pittsburgh. For a band-aid in an ailing rotation, he’s been better than the Rockies could’ve hoped for with a 3.60 ERA in two starts.

Pitching probables

Tuesday: Reds TBA at Rockies RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, 0.00 with Rays), 6:40 p.m., ATTRM
Wednesday: Reds RHP Graham Ashcraft (2-1, 3.95) at Rockies LHP Austin Gomber (3-4, 6.30), 1:10 p.m., ATTRM
Thursday: Off
Friday: Rockies TBA at Rangers RHP Jon Gray (3-1, 3.15), 6:05 p.m., ATTRM

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