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. Machado stuck out later in the frame, but he exchanged words with Flaherty afterward.

The Padres eventually pulled away and won by the final score of 10-2, tying the series at 1-1.

Tatis got the better of Flaherty before he was struck by the pitch, hitting a solo home run in the first inning. He recorded his second consecutive extra-base hit of the day in the third inning, a one-out double.

"There's too much of an important series just to be throwing at guys," Tatis said after the game, via Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. "That's what I understand. That's what my IQ of baseball is telling me. When he hit me, he just gave me more energy. My boys gave me more energy."

Flaherty, who finished with five hits and four earned runs allowed in 5.1 innings of work, denied hitting Tatis on purpose.

"Look, I missed in the first inning and I threw the ball over the middle," Flaherty explained, per Sheldon. "I wasn't going to miss over the plate again. I have no reason to hit a guy there to start off the sixth."

"I'm going in for effect, and he didn't get out of the way and it hit him," Flaherty added.

Tatis still showcased his power at the plate against the Dodgers bullpen, hitting his second homer of the day in the ninth inning. The Padres finished the game with six home runs, tying an MLB postseason record.

The series between the NL West rivals now heads back to San Diego, with two upcoming contests at Petco Park. Game 3 is on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET.