Dodgers and Padres Clash in High-Stakes NL West Showdown: Rivalry Reaches Fever Pitch
Well, it only took a week and a half, seven games stretched out over 11 days, but the tension finally broke loose between the Dodgers and the Padres — two teams that had been simmering just beneath the surface, each game layering on more intensity. We finally saw that classic playoff fire ignite on the field: ten batters plunked over a heated stretch, and Dodgers’ dominance on the scoreboard wasn’t the only spark setting off fireworks.
In that stretch, chucking pitches that nailed Fernando Tatis Jr. thrice — the last in a spicy eighth inning of Thursday’s 5-3 Padres win — the Dodgers pushed the Padres to the edge. That moment when the benches cleared after Tatis was hit near his right hand? You could almost taste the adrenaline filling the air. Now, the managers, Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt, found themselves ejected, locked in a fiery standoff that was more about display than actual blows.
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