Padres' Seth Lugo accused Dodgers of stealing signs in abysmal outing

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San Diego Padres pitcher Seth Lugo believes his rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, were stealing his signs in Monday’s 13-7 loss at Petco Park.

It was a rough outing for Lugo, who gave up eight earned runs — all in the fourth inning — on eight hits and two walks over 3.1 innings of work.

And it was in that fourth inning when Lugo and others were suspicious of the Dodgers on stealing signs, with the veteran starter calling it "bush league," per The San Diego Union-Tribune. 

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Seth Lugo #67 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 7, 2023 at PETCO Park in San Diego, California. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

However, Padres manager Bob Melvin didn’t have an issue with the matter. 

"Every team does it," he said. "Every team."

The suspicion was that runners on second base in that fourth inning were relaying pitches to the batters based on how Lugo was gripping the ball. A runner was on second when Lugo let up five of his six hits that inning. 

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The Dodgers, though, deny doing anything of the sort. 

Mookie Betts, who belted a grand slam off Lugo in the inning, said, "If that’s what he wants to think, sure. But nobody’s paying attention to that."

Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a double during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on July 21, 2023 in Arlington, Texas.  (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

"I couldn’t see anything," Dodgers rookie center fielder James Outman added. "He was