Game 2 had its share of hostility, but the plot thickened Monday when the Dodgers’ manager accused the Padres’ third baseman of throwing a baseball into the dugout between innings and possibly aiming it at him. Roberts called it “disrespectful” and “unsettling.”
Fans in the Dodger Stadium pavilions were not the only ones throwing things in places where they shouldn’t have on Sunday night.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts accused San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado of throwing a ball at him with “intent” during the break before the Dodgers batted in the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 2.
Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty and third baseman Max Muncy both mentioned the incident following the Padres’ 10-2 victory on Sunday. But Roberts’ comments before Monday’s workout at Petco Park were more direct.
He said he didn’t see the throw at the time but saw it on video later. The ball bounced off the netting in front of the Dodgers’ dugout where Roberts was standing.
“I didn’t notice it. I did see the video. And it was unsettling,” Roberts said. “Obviously I have a relationship with Manny from years past. There was intent behind it. … And that was very bothersome. If it was intended at me, I would be very – it’s pretty disrespectful.
“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.”
Machado and Flaherty could be seen exchanging words and gestures after Machado’s throw and third base umpire Tripp Gibson immediately confronted Machado and talked to him on the field.
