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The rivalry between the Dodgers and the Padres was on full view during a game on Thursday night
The teams cleared their benches after their respective managers were involved in an altercation
Both managers (plus another player) were later ejected from the game
Things got a little chippy between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres on Thursday night!
The teams — who have faced off seven times over the past 11 days — were involved in a bench-clearing incident during the ninth inning of the final game of the series at Dodger Stadium.
After Dodgers reliever Jack Little hit Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. on the hand with a pitch, Padres manager Mike Shildt came out to check on his player. Shildt then turned his attention to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and began shouting at him, which had the latter racing to home plate.
In a video of the fracas, Roberts is seen pushing Shildt, which led to both teams’ storming the field. Both managers were later ejected.
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Things didn’t turn peaceful after play resumed: Shohei Ohtani was hit in the back by a pitch from Padres’ closer Robert Suarez.
Suarez was immediately ejected from the game.
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Padres and Dodgers on the field
After the game — which the Padres won, 5-3 — each manager explained his side of the altercation.
“I’m taking starters out of the game, trying to get this game over with and get this kid a couple innings,” Roberts said, according to MLB.com. “And so that’s why I felt I took that personal. Because I understand the game, and I understand that it doesn’t feel good to get hit.”
Shildt said his beef had to do with the fact that Tatis has been an easy target for the Dodgers.
“After a while, enough’s enough,” Shildt said. “Intentional, unintentional, the fact of the matter is I took exception with it.”
Tatis’ later underwent x-rays, which turned up negative, but his prognosis is pending further imaging.
The Padres outfielder was seemingly nonplussed by the incident but did call into question his history with the Dodgers.
“For me it wasn’t [intentional], in the moment,” Tatis said. “But how many times have they hit me already?”
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