On Saturday night time, San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar prompted the benches to clear throughout a sport towards the Los Angeles Dodgers when he took exception to a high-and-tight pitch from Gavin Stone. (Stone, for his half, was within the midst of a perfect-game bid and was decidedly not attempting to spoil that by hitting Profar with a pitch.) Within the aftermath, Dodgers catcher Will Smith denied that Stone would throw at Profar, saying partially, “he is sort of irrelevant.”

Profar, to his credit score, did an in-game interview throughout Sunday night time’s sport throughout which he admitted he was mistaken and that Stone was not attempting to plunk him. Later, within the seventh inning, he bought some semblance of revenge for being referred to as “irrelevant” by changing into very, very related to the ultimate rating (field rating). That is as a result of Profar hit a bases-loaded double that turned a 3-3 tie right into a 6-3 Padres benefit. The Padres would win by that margin.

Here is stated double in shifting image type:

Profar, 31, is off to a unbelievable begin with the Padres. He entered Sunday’s contest batting .321/.419/.528 (165 OPS+) with two dwelling runs and 10 runs batted in over his first 17 video games. Profar, in fact, is in his third stint with the Padres: he performed with the membership from 2020-23, then returned to San Diego final August after being launched by the Colorado Rockies. Profar signed one other one-year pact with the Padres in February.

The Padres’ victory on Sunday night time gave them the collection win towards the Dodgers. They’re now 3-2 towards Los Angeles on the 12 months, together with a season-opening break up in Seoul, South Korea. The 2 sides will meet once more in San Diego come Could 10.