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Manny Machado Rips Dodgers' Flaherty for Tatis HBP: Padres Don't Hit Shohei Ohtani

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado called out Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty after he hit Fernando Tatis Jr. with a pitch during Sunday night's National League Division Series clash.

"He tried to hit our best hitter," Machado said, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com.

"If you can't get him out, don't hit him, right? They got the best player in the game, right? Ohtani? We don't go out there and try to hit Ohtani," he said. "We try to get him out."

With the Dodgers trailing 3-1 at the start of the sixth inning, Tatis was hit by a pitch.