Dodgers’ Dave Roberts says it is ‘unsettling’ Manny Machado appeared to throw ball at him

Los Angeles supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned it was “bothersome” and “unsettling” {that a} ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout appeared supposed for him throughout the Padres’ 10-2 win in Sport 2 of their NL Division Sequence, when tempers flared on the sector and within the stands at Dodger Stadium.

It was certainly one of a number of incidents Sunday night time that prompted Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and Machado to alternate profanities because the Padres evened the sequence with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers at 1-1 by hitting six house runs. Two of them have been by Fernando Tatis Jr., who was hit by a pitch by Flaherty, which additionally angered Machado. Flaherty additionally hollered at Machado after hanging him out with two runners on within the sixth.

Roberts mentioned he did not discover Machado’s throw in actual time however later noticed a video of the incident. “It was unsettling. … And the ball was directed at me with one thing behind it.”

Roberts mentioned the ball did not hit him due to netting.

“That was very bothersome. If it was supposed at me, I’d be very — it is fairly disrespectful,” Roberts mentioned Monday earlier than the Dodgers had an early night exercise at Petco Park, the place the sequence will resume in entrance of a sellout crowd Tuesday night time.

Third base umpire Tripp Gibson spoke with Machado however Roberts mentioned: “I do not assume they need to have had somewhat arm-around-each-other dialog. If gamers can throw balls at opposing managers, you already know.”

Sport 2 was delayed for 12 minutes after rowdy followers tossed baseballs within the course of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar, after which trash onto the outfield. Profar had robbed Mookie Betts of a house run within the first inning, reaching into the stands behind the low left-field wall. He trolled the followers by watching them after which hopping up and down a number of instances earlier than throwing the ball to the infield.

Flaherty mentioned Sunday night time that Machado “did some s— in between innings. He threw a ball at our dugout. There was no motive for that.”

Requested about Flaherty’s accusation, Machado mentioned, “I throw balls on a regular basis into dugouts. Each dugouts. They’ve dangerous balls, you throw the ball again in there.”

Roberts spoke Monday about an hour after Machado met briefly with reporters.

Flaherty mentioned he wished he had “held it collectively somewhat bit higher.”

“It is the playoffs, man. There’s lots of emotion,” Flaherty mentioned. “I feel it bought out of hand yesterday with all people from me and him to the followers getting concerned. There’s emotion after the punchout, there’s emotion after each house run. I wasn’t attempting to direct any of that towards him. I perceive them taking offense to Tatis getting hit. We’d react the identical method if any of our guys bought hit.”

“After that occurs and he throws a ball, I want he would have simply let it go,” Flaherty added. “The umpires did their job. They stepped in and talked to him. That is not how I would like issues to go. We wish to hold issues on the sector and give attention to the sport.”

Flaherty, who grew up within the Los Angeles space, was obtained from Detroit on July 30.Â

“I am not attempting to be that participant that is going backwards and forwards with someone within the dugout,” Flaherty mentioned. “I used to be performed. Issues have been mentioned, it is laborious to listen to. We have got to do a greater job of getting issues performed on the sector.”

Reporting by The Related Press.

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