Sounds like Papelbon's season is over.

4 games (by the team!) for the Harper fight, and, on top of the 3 from MLB for the Machado beaning, will do it for Papelbon this season.

Harper was benched for tonight's game -- it was planned he was going to sit at least one game this week anyway, and it is unknown whether Harper will be fined or unpaid (as Papelbon is).

As of the moment, it is still viewed that Papelbon IS in 2016 plans for the Nationals, but I think it's clear that many sports experts have seen enough of the Nationals' train-wreck this season, and not just for Papelbon:

The Papelbon/Harper thing was bad enough. But Papelbon is STILL in the #Nats dugout rather than, say, suspended? Fire manager. Fire GM.

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 27, 2015