News and notes from the National League Division Series
San Diego Padres cheer during Game 3 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in San Diego, CA. Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty wasn’t trying to hit Fernando Tatis Jr. with the inside fastball that plunked Tatis’ thigh Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
As for how two ballplayers responded — Machado accusing Flaherty of trying to hit Tatis Jr., and Flaherty jawing at Machado after seeing the ball bounce off the netting fronting Roberts?The curiosity was how Roberts, who’s in charge of Dodgers messaging, responded a day later when asked about Machado’s light toss toward him.Responding to questions he knew were coming, Roberts said Monday he didn’t notice the third baseman’s throw. But, after seeing the video, he called it “unsettling.
“I don’t think they should have had a little arm-around-each-other conversation,” he said. “If players can throw balls at opposing managers, you know.”The video showed a light flip of a throw, nothing more. A downward slope added speed. But it’s not unusual for infielders to throw toward either dugout between innings. If Machado was in fact sending some sort of message, it was a tap on the shoulder. At most.
Theory: he’s seen so many of his West-winning teams fall short of the World Series trophy, he may have decided he has nothing to lose by taking a stand. Beloved throughout MLB, he’s also a scrappy dude — a cancer survivor who carved out a big-league career as 28th-round draft pick.Padres starting pitcher Michael King allowed five runs in five innings Tuesday night, edging Dodgers counterpart Walker Buehler, who gave up six runs in five innings.In six Padres-Dodgers games dating to Sept.
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