MLB playoffs: Padres’ win over Dodgers delayed after fans throw baseballs at Profar
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Fans at Dodger Stadium tossed baseballs and trash, causing a 12-minute delay during the seventh inning of San Diego's win over Los Angeles on Sunday night. The baseballs were apparently aimed at Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar during a fiery NL Division Series Game 2.
The tension started when Profar had robbed Mookie Betts of a home run in the first inning. As Betts rounded the bases, Profar hopped up and down for several seconds, seeming to pretend he had failed to secure the ball, before showing the crowd he had caught it. Then, in the sixth inning, Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty plunked Fernando Tatis Jr. Profar and LA catcher Will Smith, who called Profar irrelevant" earlier this season, then had a brief confrontation at home plate.
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