Dodgers: Padres manager Jayce Tingler gets ejected, goes off on umps, and helps LAD take Game 1

The Dodgers took advantage of Jayce Tingler’s ejection and took the lead over the Padres.

You can’t blame San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler for getting heated with the umpires in NLDS Game 1. After all, he had to pull Mike Clevinger after one inning and 24 pitches due to velocity issues, and home plate umpire Lance Barrett didn’t do anyone any favors with his terrible ball and strike calls.

So when Tingler went to make his sixth (!!) pitching change of the evening in just the sixth inning, he felt like he needed to get some words in before removing Garrett Richards. He did, and Barrett ejected him for it.

Tingler wasn’t going to hit the showers without getting his money’s worth, though. He lost it on the ump and took his mask off to boot.

Honestly, that could be one of the few ejections ever that occurred as the manager was going out to make a pitching change. Not sure if we’ve ever seen that before.

There could be a fine coming Tingler’s way for getting that close to the umpire without any facial protection. Nonetheless, this moment turned the tides for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who rallied to put up four runs and take a 5-1 lead. The inning prior they managed to score a run without registering a hit through the first five innings! A few walks and an error got LA on the board.

That’s all the Dodgers needed. The 5-1 victory gave them a 1-0 series lead and now Clayton Kershaw will take the mound on Wednesday with the Pads having used nine pitchers in Game 1. Dustin May threw two innings and 27 pitches in this one, but we can expect him to be ready to throw again in Game 3 or 4 in a similar capacity.

In other words, LA is in good shape and the Padres will be facing an uphill battle.

These gaffes could very well cost San Diego the NLDS. An error, 10 walks through six innings, and a manager meltdown quickly swung the momentum in the Dodgers’ favor despite LA’s failure to get much going at the plate. Additionally, Walker Buehler was knocked out of this one early after throwing 95 pitches through four innings.

But any Padres’ misfortune is a win for the Dodgers, and LA will take more and more of these miscues from this young squad.

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