Right-hander Michael Grove has been dropped from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ NL Division Series roster against the San Diego Padres because of an unspecified injury and replaced by right-hander Ben Caspa

Michael Grove was dropped from the Dodgers' NLDS roster against the Padres because of an unspecified injury and replaced Tuesday by Ben Casparius.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts says it was “bothersome” that a ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during the Padres’ 10-2 win in Game 2

A day after Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he thought that Manny Machado threw a baseball at him and described the move as “unsettling” and “pretty disrespectful,” San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt strongly defended his third baseman in a playoff series that has turned contentious amid extracurricular activity and Roberts’ allegation.

The San Diego Padres punished the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday evening in a contest that was almost as notable for its simmering hostilities as it was for its outcome. Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and Padres third baseman Manny Machado exchanged sharp words at multiple points in the game.

Police in California say thieves surrounded Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler last month and ripped a pricey watch off his arm

Excel Sports Management, which represents Walker Buehler, said the incident occurred during the final weekend of the regular season.

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler was the victim of a robbery when he and his wife, McKenzie Marcinek, visited the Santa Anita Park race track in Arcadia, Calif., last month. Buehler, who is set to take the mound Tuesday for Game 3 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Padres,