In winning five of the seven games, the Los Angeles Dodgers also hit Fernando Tatis Jr. with pitches three times. The last of those came in the eighth inning of Thursday's 5-3 San Diego Padres victory when the benches finally cleared after Tatis was hit near the right hand.

You know the storied history of Yankees-Red Sox (dubbed "The Rivalry"). The Cubs-Cardinals and Dodgers-Giants rivalries have also carried weight at various points. But right now, Dodgers-Padres is in a class by itself.