In all, 10 total batters were hit in those seven games, including eight in the just-concluded four-game set. Hostilities finally bubbled over when Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit on the right hand in the ninth inning of Thursday's series finale by a fastball from Dodgers rookie Jack Little:

San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. had a clear message for the Los Angeles Dodgers after he was hit by a pitch for the third time in the last nine days by

Benches cleared, Shohei Ohtani and Fernando Tatis Jr. were both hit by pitches and even the two managers got into it during another contentious affair between the Dodgers and Padres on Thursday night.