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.

Mike Shildt does not agree with how Dave Roberts is handling himself. On Tuesday, hours before Game 3 of the NLDS between Shildt's San Diego Padres and Roberts's Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres manager subtly jabbed Roberts for claiming Manny Machado threw a ball at him during a contentious Game 2.

Padres manager Mike Shildt came to the defense of Manny Machado after the Dodgers' Dave Roberts called the third baseman's throw into his dugout "unsettling."