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It wasn’t simply San Diego Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar who needed to cope with objects thrown at him by followers within the stands at Dodgers Stadium throughout Sunday evening’s Recreation 2 NLDS recreation.
His teammates within the bullpen had been coping with their very own scenario as play was halted late within the recreation.
As fan movies of the wild scene earlier than the seventh inning proceed to floor on social media, one confirmed the second beer was thrown at gamers within the Padres’ bullpen as safety and officers tried to determine what occurred to Profar on the sphere . as a number of balls and beer cans had been thrown at him.
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Referees and safety focus on the scenario after a stoppage in play throughout the playoff recreation between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn pictures)
The Padres bullpen was standing close to the fence attempting to see what was happening with Profar when a staffer may very well be seen staring on the crowd. That is when she pointed and warned left-hander Adrian Morejon that an object was coming their method.
After dodging it, tempers started to flare as right-handed pitcher Jeremiah Estrada and others in San Diego’s bullpen yelled on the followers within the stands.
PADRES’ NLDS GAME 2 WIN OVER DODGERS TURNS UGLY AS FANS THROW OBJECTS AT SAN DIEGO PLAYERS
Fortunately nothing else was thrown their method, however the recreation got here to a whole standstill at this level as San Diego supervisor Mike Shildt took the sphere to seek out out what was taking place between his gamers and the followers.
This can be a heated rivalry within the NL West, however MLB by no means needs to see these kind of interactions between gamers and followers.
San Diego Padres pitcher Jeremiah Estrada pitches throughout the wild card playoff recreation towards the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park. (Denis Poroy-Imagn pictures)
Stress was actually excessive on the recreation on the sphere, particularly the inning earlier than, when Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty and Padres third baseman Manny Machado exchanged disagreeable issues from the dugout and the sphere, respectively.
But it surely acquired to the purpose the place play needed to cease as safety, officers and Padres gamers converged on the sphere to make sure security earlier than play resumed postseason.
Within the Padres bullpen video, you can even hear the Dodger Stadium announcer pleading with followers to cease throwing objects on the sphere as it’s a direct trigger for ejection.
San Diego Padres reduction pitcher Adrian Morejon pitches within the sixth inning towards Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn pictures)
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When play lastly resumed, it was the Padres who went forward late of their 10-2 victory over the Dodgers to tie the collection at one recreation apiece.
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Scott Thompson is a sports activities author for Fox Information Digital.
