Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar took one last jab at the Dodgers before heading home.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 2-0 in Game 5 of the National League Division Series Friday night. The series was a dramatic saga, but More News: Mets Reveal NLCS Starters, Biggest Advantage Over Dodgers'It's very hard,' Profar said postgame. 'We did a lot of unusual things. I don't want to give credit to their pitching. We just didn't come through.
As San Diego took a 2-1 lead in the series, it seemed as though the Padres would hand the Dodgers another round of postseason humiliation. The back-to-back victories from the Padres included taunts, mockery, and more.Profar taunted Dodgers fans after robbing Mookie Betts of a home run in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium. Fernando Tatis Jr. pretended to shed tears toward fans in the outfielder in that same game.Momentum quickly shifted in Games 4 and 5.
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