Dodgers-Giants rivalry flares up as Dave Roberts accuses Logan Webb of intentionally plunking Dalton Rushing

The Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants rivalry is still going strong.

Following a 3-0 win over the Giants on Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts accused Giants ace Logan Webb of intentionally plunking Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing following an incident from two nights ago, according to Dave Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports.

The pitch in question came in the sixth inning, when Webb hit Rushing in the ribs with a 91.3 fastball with one out and a 1-0 count.

The context for that pitch, namely why the Giants might not be big fans of the Dodgers’ back-up catcher right now, goes back to Tuesday night, when Rushing was at the plate and Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee made a break for home.

The ball beat Lee to the plate, resulting in a third out and some glancing contact that left Lee on the ground and possibly injured. As Rushing walked off the field, cameras caught him appearing to say something various observers interpreted as “F*** em.”

It was a story that didn’t paint Rushing in the best light, and comeuppance had to wait until Thursday as Rushing was out of the lineup on Wednesday.

However, Rushing and Lee also appeared to spend that Wednesday burying the hatchet. Rushing told the Los Angeles Times he had checked in to see if Lee was OK and said he hoped to speak with him Thursday. He and Roberts also denied he said what he was accused of saying:

“I used a word, but it was not what was said that was said. I’ll just leave it at that. There was no direction toward him.

“I just think some people make something out of nothing.”

Lee, meanwhile, spoke with Rushing via countryman and Dodgers infielder Hyeseong Kim and got an apology, via MLB.com: