Dodgers-Padres Rivalry Heats Up With‌ Hit Batters ⁣and Ejection

Updated June 18, 2025

The Dodgers’ 8-6 victory over the ‍Padres on Tuesday was⁣ marked by ​a fiery third inning, the latest episode in the escalating Dodgers-Padres rivalry. The game saw both Fernando Tatis Jr. and Shohei Ohtani hit by pitches,‌ resulting in warnings issued ‍to both dugouts and the‌ ejection of Dodgers manager Dave ‌Roberts.

tatis was struck in the back by a Lou Trivino ⁢fastball, while Randy Vásquez hit Ohtani in the leg. Umpires issued warnings after Ohtani was hit, prompting Roberts’ ejection after ⁣he ​argued with third-base umpire Tripp Gibson.

Roberts ⁢believed the plunking⁤ of Ohtani was intentional. “Tatis, unintentional… At that ‌point in time, Shohei comes up‌ with‌ a base open.Vásquez took one⁤ shot at him. ‍And ​then hit him again. It’s very hard to miss that bad with a right-handed pitcher,” Roberts said. He also expressed frustration that Padres manager Mike Shildt received an description from the umpires that he‌ did not.

Vásquez denied any intent,stating the Padres’ plan was to ‍pitch Ohtani inside. “It​ wasn’t intentional at all,” he said‍ through an interpreter. Shildt acknowledged ‌Trivino had also hit⁤ Tatis a ⁢week prior, ⁣but said, “Things happen in‌ baseball.”

Manny Machado downplayed any intentionality after Andy Pages was hit on Monday, saying, “They got way more superstars over there ​if we want to hit⁢ somebody.” Pages,who homered ⁣twice in ‍Tuesday’s game,felt he may have overreacted to⁤ being hit,suspecting the Padres thoght he was relaying signs.

In the seventh inning, Jose⁤ Iglesias was hit on the hand by a Matt Sauer fastball,⁣ but remained in the game after X-rays came back negative. Umpires did not ​believe⁣ there was​ intent on the play.

“There ⁤was no intent in him getting hit there, in our judgment,” hudson said.

Shildt said he understood⁣ the warnings,even⁢ though Iglesias⁢ was hit. “It didn’t feel good on our ‍side,” Shildt said.”But candidly, I understood it.”

what’s next

The Dodgers and Padres are set to play two more games ‌this‍ week,‍ followed by two more series⁣ in ​August. A potential October matchup could be in the cards.