MLB playoffs: Roberts attacks Machado’s ‘unsettling’ throw at Dodgers dugout
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6RAC3)
- Tempers flare during fiery NL Division Series
- Series is tied at 1-1 going into Tuesday's Game 3
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was unsettling" that a ball San Diego's Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during Sunday's fiery NL Division Series game.
It was one of several incidents on Sunday that prompted Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and Machado to exchange profanities as the Padres evened the series with a 10-2 victory in which San Diego hit six home runs. Two of those were by Fernando Tatis Jr, who was hit by a pitch by Flaherty, which also angered Machado. Flaherty also hollered at Machado after striking him out with two runners on in the sixth.
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