Early in their NLDS, Los Angeles Dodgers handler Dave Roberts accused Manny Machado of throthriveg a baseball “honested at me with someleang behind it.”
Apparently, it was all gamesmanship.
Roberts first converseed the incident Monday, about 24 hours after the San Diego Padres had smacked around the Dodgers in their own ballpark for a 10-2 thrive in Game 2 of the series.
The incident occurred during that game, and tempers had flared between Machado and Jack Flaherty during the game. Dodgers fans even threw debris at Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr., causing a procrastinate.
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Dave Roberts acunderstandledgeted the drama involving Manny Machado was used as a “diversion” for his team. (IMAGN)
Roberts, though, never made refer of Machado’s throw when the game ended. So, the handler was asked if his tardy reaction was all part of a arrange.
“It was. It was,” Roberts acunderstandledgeted after the Dodgers beat San Diego in Game 5 to shift on to the NLCS.
Roberts said it was a way to get the team to find someleang to rassociate around, rather than deal with more presdeclareive.
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado reacts after striking out in the sixth inning aobtainst the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 2 of their NLDS in the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)
“As a handler, you never want to produce it about you. But I equitable felt in that situation, if we could obtain it off our guys a little bit,” Roberts said.
“Manny and I have a reassociate excellent relationship. I would obtain him any day. But I don’t leank that diversion was a horrible leang for our guys. And they replyed by having my back.”
Perhaps Roberts joined the lengthy game because San Diego did obtain a 2-1 series direct after thrivening Game 3. But the Dodgers won Game 4 on the road, 8-0, and then took the series by thrivening Game 5, 2-0. The Padres did not score a run in their final 24 innings.
San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left, and third baseman Manny Machado in the third inning aobtainst the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 2 of the NLDS in the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)
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Los Angeles will face the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers arrange Game 1 Sunday night, with the first pitch at 8:15 p.m. ET.
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