MLB playoffs: Roberts attacks Machado’s ‘unsettling’ throw at Dodgers dugout

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Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was “unsettling” that a ball San Diego’s Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during Sunday’s fiery NL Division Series game.It was one of several incidents on Sunday that prompted Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and Machado to exchange profanities as the Padres evened the series with a 10-2 victory in which San Diego hit six home runs. Two of those were by Fernando Tatis Jr, who was hit by a pitch by Flaherty, which also angered Machado. Flaherty also hollered at Machado after striking him out with two runners on in the sixth.Roberts said he didn’t notice Machado’s throw in real time but later saw a video of the incident. “It was unsettling. … And the ball was directed at me with something behind it.”Roberts said the ball didn’t hit him because of netting.“That was very bothersome. If it was intended at me, I would be very – it’s pretty disrespectful,” Roberts said as the teams…

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