Front Row Seat: Tempers flare in Padres-Dodgers series finale
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Padres beat Dodgers, avoid sweep after benches clear in LA - San Diego Union-Tribune
“I definitely saw that contact,” Machado said. “I think (Roberts) wanted some smoke. Shildty said, ‘What’s up, let’s go. Where you at?’ I guess (Roberts) stayed on the other side. I guess you just kind of want that smoke with just fans watching (and) your team behind you, not solo. So, yeah, I mean, we’re still waiting.”
Bogaerts breaks out of slump with 5 straight hits to end tense Dodgers series - Padres.com
The Padres salvaged the finale of their four-game series against the rival Dodgers, largely on the strength of Bogaerts’ four-hit night. He homered in the first, doubled in the seventh and scored three times in a 5-3 victory at Dodger Stadium.
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Dodger Stadium home run plaque to be reinstalled after damage - The Athletic
Wednesday, a Reddit user pointed out that a plaque commemorating San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Sept. 30, 2021 home run off the top of Dodger Stadium’s left-field pavilion had been removed. Meanwhile, two nearby plaques honoring similarly prodigious homers by retired sluggers Mark McGwire and Mike Piazza remained in place.
A night later, shortly before Tatis was plunked by a Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher for the third time in 10 days, an explanation emerged. If any nefarious activity had occurred, the Dodgers did not appear to be at direct fault. A team spokesperson said Tatis’ plaque — which the Dodgers installed years earlier near where his 467-foot drive soared out of the ballpark — had been damaged and that an unblemished version would take its place by Los Angeles’ next homestand. It was unknown how the damage occurred, the spokesperson said.
14 prime trade candidates and where they might be dealt - MLB.com
Mark Feinsand finds three different outfielders that the San Diego Padres could be targeting with the trade deadline coming up.
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