SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was “annoying” and “disturbing” that a ball from San Diego third baseman Manny Machado in the Dodgers dugout appeared intended for him during the game . the Padres’ 10-2 win in Game 2 of their NL Division Series, when emotions flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium.

It was one of several incidents Sunday night that prompted Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and Machado to exchange profanities as the Padres tied the series with Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers at 1-1 by hitting six home runs. Two of those came from Fernando Tatis Jr., who was hit by a pitch from Flaherty, which also angered Machado. Flaherty also shouted at Machado after striking him out with two runners on sixth.

Roberts said he did not notice Machado’s throw in real time, but later saw video of the incident. “It was disturbing. … And the ball was pointed at me with something behind it.”

Roberts said the ball didn’t hit him because of the net.

“That was very annoying. If it was meant for me, I would be very — it’s pretty disrespectful,” Roberts said Monday before the Dodgers had an early evening practice at Petco Park, where the series will resume Tuesday night before a sold-out crowd.

Third base umpire Tripp Gibson spoke to Machado, but Roberts said, “I don’t think they should have had an arm-wrap conversation. When players can throw balls at opposing managers, you know.”

Game 2 was Delayed 12 minutes after rowdy fans threw baseballs in San Diego’s direction, fielder Jurickson Profar left behind and ended up in the outfield. Profar had robbed Mookie Betts of a home run in the first inning and reached into the stands behind the low left field wall. He trolled the fans by staring at them and then jumping up and down several times before throwing the ball to the infield.

Flaherty said Sunday night that Machado “did some stuff between innings. He threw a ball into our dugout. There was no reason for that.”

Asked about Flaherty’s accusation, Machado said: “I throw balls into dugouts all the time. Both dugouts. They have bad balls, you throw the ball back in.”

Roberts spoke Monday about an hour after Machado briefly met with reporters.

Flaherty said he wished he had “kept it together a little better.”

“It’s the playoffs, man. There is a lot of emotion,” Flaherty said. “I think it got out of hand yesterday when everyone from me and him to the fans got involved. There’s emotion after the punchout, there’s emotion after every home run. I tried not to direct this at him. I understand they are offended by Tatis getting hit. We would react the same way if one of our guys got hit.”

“When that happens and he throws a ball, I wish he would have just let it go,” Flaherty added. “The referees did their job. They came in and talked to him. That’s not how I want things to go. We want to keep things on the field and focus on the game.”

Flaherty, who grew up in the Los Angeles area, was obtained from Detroit July 30.

“I’m not trying to be that player who goes back and forth with someone in the dugout,” Flaherty said. “I was done. Things have been said, it’s hard to hear. We have to do our best to get things done on the field.”

The Dodgers will start Walker Buehler, while the Padres will go with Michael King, who struck out 12 in his first playoff start in a 4-0 victory in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against Atlanta.

“It’s good to have a day off here soon, to reset and train. And there will be a lot of emotions tomorrow,” Roberts said.

Roberts grew up in northern San Diego County, played two seasons for the Padres and later served on their coaching staff, including serving as interim manager for one game after Bud Black was fired in 2015.

“Part of that is trying to drown out the noise. It uses the other part of it as fuel. So I think collectively we are ready to go,” Roberts said.

“I mean, the team there obviously loves the villainous role and they feed off of that,” Roberts said. “So whatever gets us going, the motivation is individually, collectively, to win a baseball game, to win a series. It will be loud and boisterous. And it’s up to us to stay focused and compete and fight.”

Profar said: “We love baseball and we play with a lot of energy. We always try to win.”

Tatis is 9-of-14 with three home runs and no strikeouts in four playoff games this year.

‘It was on fire. He carried this team,” Machado said. ‘We all know what he is capable of. He won’t shy away from anything. He plays a big role in that, so that we can get where we want to get.”

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