Padres and Dodgers Clash: Suspensions and Tensions Escalate
The Padres and Dodgers rivalry intensified after a benches-clearing incident, with Manny Machado accusing Dodgers manager Dave Roberts of making contact with Padres manager Mike Shildt and criticizing the Dodgers' pitching at Tatis, who was hit multiple times. Tatis's scans came back negative, and he returned to the lineup, as the Padres won the series and remain atop the NL West.