Main League Baseball has handed out punishments stemming from the beanball struggle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Each managers, Los Angeles’ Dave Roberts and San Diego’s Mike Shildt, have been banished for a recreation. Padres reliever Robert Suarez, in the meantime, has been suspended for 3 video games after plunking Shohei Ohtani. Every of these three people, ejected from Thursday’s recreation, have been additionally fined an undisclosed quantity.

Roberts and Shildt will serve their suspension on Friday. Suarez, although, elected to attraction and won’t need to serve his punishment till a listening to will be held.

Thursday’s contest between the Dodgers and Padres noticed Fernando Tatis Jr. depart the sport after being drilled within the hand with a fastball from reliever Jack Little. Tatis was despatched for an X-ray (inconclusive) for what amounted to his third hit by pitch in opposition to the Dodgers this season.

“Whether or not it was [intentional] or it wasn’t, sufficient is sufficient,” Shildt stated after the sport. “We bought a man who’s getting X-rays proper now, is among the greatest gamers within the recreation, luckily, he is on our workforce, and this man has taken photographs, OK?”

The benches subsequently cleared, which helps to elucidate why Suarez took it upon himself to hit Ohtani on the shoulder throughout the backside of the ninth inning.

The Padres would prevail by a 5-3 remaining, decreasing their deficit within the Nationwide League West to 5 video games. In seven head-to-head conferences thus far this yr, a complete of 10 batters have been hit — that features eight within the final 4 video games. (The Dodgers, for his or her half, lead the season sequence by a 5-2 margin.) The 2 sides will not meet once more till Aug. 15-17 in Los Angeles, giving the concerned events loads of time to forgive and overlook.