In all, 10 total batters were hit in those seven games, including eight in the just-concluded four-game set. Hostilities finally bubbled over when Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit on the right hand in the ninth inning of Thursday's series finale by a fastball from Dodgers rookie Jack Little:

The bad blood between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers isn't slowing down anytime soon after both benches cleared in the ninth inning when Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit with a pitch on his right hand by Jack Little.

Amid baseball’s most heated rivalry, the benches cleared Thursday night at Dodger Stadium after San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt and his Los Angeles Dodgers counterpart, Dave Roberts, confronted each other moments after Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.