WATCH: Benches clear as Padres and Nationals clash ahead of Jurickson Profar’s first at-bat

Following a walk-off single in the last game, when Jurickson Profar took the plate on Tuesday, tensions ran high between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals at Petco Park. In the very first inning, when Profar came into the batting box, he was jawed by Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, who also put a hand on his shoulder.

Things escalated quickly as Manny Machado, who was on deck, came in and tried to send away Ruiz. Following this, the benches of both teams swarmed onto the field.

Ruiz and Machado continued to have a go at each other, while a Padres coach took Profar removed from the escalation. Even the bullpen from both teams ran onto the field for support.

Players and coaches from both teams mediated to carry on with the game, but what followed wasn't any less dramatic as Profar was hit by a pitch.

Manny Machado's cinematic revenge homer for Jurickson Profar and Mike Shildt against Nationals

The bench-clearing incident was followed by Jurickson Profar getting hit by the pitch from Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore. This was on expected lines given the escalation. Padres manager Mike Shildt ran on the field for an argument with the umpire, which resulted in him being thrown out of the game.

Interestingly, the pitcher wasn't ejected, which means the officials thought that it was not intentional.

However, Machado took issue with it. Immediately after Profar was stung, Machado homered a 393-foot two-run shot, and while rounding up the bases, he uplifted Petco Park with a vibrant display.

Talk about cinema at its peak in baseball!

MLB: Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres

This entire drama brewed the other night when Jurickson Profar hit a two-run walk-off single to lead the Padres to a close 7-6 extra-inning finish. The Nationals catcher took expectation to Profar's antics after Monday's game as the Padres outfielder allegedly had a few words for the Nationals dugout following his walk-off hit.

At the time of writing, the ongoing game is 5-4 in favor of the Padres in the sixth inning after a three-run burst from the home team in the fifth inning.