With the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres all square at one game apiece, tensions couldn’t be higher heading into a pivotal Game 3.
Game 2 saw the Padres rout the Dodgers on their home field, with some jawing back-and-forth between the two teams and a delay caused by the L.A. crowd. Dave Roberts added another layer to the brewing rivalry between NL West clubs on Monday.
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In the top of the sixth inning Sunday, Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw a baseball in the direction of the Dodgers’ dugout, later saying he was tossing it to the ball boy.
But Roberts said after watching the video of the incident, he felt the ball was thrown at him.
“I didn’t notice it at the time — I really didn’t. I didn’t notice it. I did see the video, and it was unsettling,” the Dodgers manager said. “Obviously I have a relationship with Manny from years past. There was intent behind it. It didn’t almost hit me because there was a net.
“And that was very bothersome. If it was intended at me, I would be very — it’s pretty disrespectful,” Roberts added. “So I don’t know his intent. I don’t want to speak for him. But I did see the video. And the ball was directed at me with something behind it.”
After that half-inning, the Fox Sports broadcast caught Machado and Los Angeles starter Jack Flaherty exchanging words, seemingly about the ball directed toward the dugout.
Machado, of course, spent the back half of the 2018 campaign playing with the Dodgers and under Roberts. That L.A. squad advanced to the World Series before losing to the Boston Red Sox. Machado would ultimately sign a 10-year, $300 million contract in San Diego that following off-season.
With the Padres stealing the spotlight by tying an MLB post-season record with six home runs in the game — and enjoying every second of it — Roberts said the Dodgers need to use the emotion to respond as they hit the road for Games 3 and 4.
“I think one part of it is trying to drown out the noise. The other part of it is using it as fuel,” he said. “So I think that collectively, we’ll be ready to go. I don’t want to speak individually for some people.
“Clearly, that team over there, they like the villain-type kind of role, and they feed off of that. So whatever gets us going, the motivation is individually, collectively, to win a baseball game, to win a series.”
Game 3 goes Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET / 6:08 p.m. PT and can be seen on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+. Walker Buehler will start for the Dodgers, while the Padres will counter with Michael King.
