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Fans threw balls and beer cans at Padres players – and exchanged punches – at Dodger Stadium. No arrests

Fans threw balls and beer cans at Padres players – and exchanged punches – at Dodger Stadium. No arrests

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 06: Los Angeles Dodgers fans yell at Jurickson Profar #10 of the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning in game two of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 6, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Dodgers fans yell at Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar during Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Fans jumped onto the field at Dodger Stadium this weekend, throwing balls and water bottles at players and possibly hitting each other a few times.

However, according to police, none of these pranks resulted in any arrests.

The Dodgers earned a 7-5 victory in their first game against the San Diego Padres on Saturday, but suffered a lopsided 10-2 loss on Sunday, leaving the National League Division Series tied one game at a time . The first team to win three games advances to the National League Championship Series, while the other team begins an extended vacation.

At least two fans were ejected from Saturday's game after entering left field. According to a video shared on social media, stadium security guards approached the men with their arms tied behind their backs while fans in the stands booed and cheered.

Read more: Plaschke: Dodgers fans lose their temper and Dodgers lose their lead in the series debacle

Los Angeles police said there were no reports of arrests and no radio calls to police at the stadium on Saturday and Sunday. LAPD Officer Drake Madison said any videos showing people being escorted from the stadium were likely edited by stadium security.

Several videos shared on

However, a Dodgers spokesman said the clips showing brawls among fans were not recorded on Sunday: “These are old videos … Everyone is wearing a mask,” the spokesman said, alluding to the fact that the videos were before taken several years ago.

While Shohei Ohtani contributed a three-run home run to Saturday's come-from-behind win, the Dodgers couldn't carry that momentum into Sunday's game. And cooler heads couldn't prevail, so a fight broke out in the parking lot, according to emergency radio reports.

Read more: How dangerous is a ball game at Dodger Stadium?

Some Padres players did their part to get under the fans' skin on Sunday.

In one instance, Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar reached over the left field fence to grab a hit from Mookie Betts, but instead of revealing he had the ball, he turned toward the stands and hopped up and out off while Betts rounded the bases. Profar then turned and threw the ball into the infield, causing outrage in the stands.

In another instance, fans directed profanities and gave a finger salute to Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., who blew kisses into the stands and appeared to strut after a wild catch in the fourth inning.

At the start of the seventh inning, fans threw two baseballs into the outfield. According to Sunday's broadcast, dozens of security guards lined up at the foul line after the umpires conferred with the Padres' bullpen. Beer cans and water bottles soon followed.

Read more: Did Dodgers fans motivate Padres to win Game 2? “Yeah, maybe it fired us up.”

This caused the game to be delayed for about 10 minutes.

The Dodgers face the Padres on Tuesday in San Diego.

Just Staff writer Steve Henson contributed to this report.

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This story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.

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