Click here for video of Prince Fielder trying to get into the Dodgers clubhouse. 

The grass is lush and emerald. The infield is immaculate. There are palm trees in the outfield. The soothing tones of Vin Scully's waft through the air. The ushers are well-dressed and friendly, not menacing.

On most nights, Dodger Stadium provides one of the more peaceful, serene settings to experience a baseball game.

Tuesday was not like most nights.

The first 8 2/3 innings at Chavez Ravine seemed normal and largely uneventful, other than the fact that Los Angeles was pounding the Brewers, 17-4. In the top of the ninth, though, things took a bizarre turn.

Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder stepped in to face Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota. Mota, who was with the Brewers in last season, drilled Fielder in the leg with a pitch.

That's when the fun started.

Mota's intent was clear enough for plate umpire Lance Barksdale to issue an immediate ejection. The teams were not under a beanball warning, though Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez, who snapped out of a slump with a double and homer earlier in the game, had been hit by Brewers right-hander Chris Smith in the seventh inning, and Milwaukee's Frank Catalanotto and Los Angeles' Juan Pierre also had been hit during the game.

Fielder sat on the ground, staring at the right-hander, who walked off the mound almost immediately without looking at the plate.

Fielder took first base, with a puzzled and somewhat incredulous look on his face, and the Dodgers brought in reliever Ramon Troncoso, who happened to be warming up at the time -- an unusual circumstance in such a lopsided game.

When the game ended, Fielder stood on the field for a time and then reportedly sprinted up the visitor's dugout tunnel and through a concourse area in an attempt to confront Mota in the Dodgers clubhouse.

He didn't make it that far.

Brewers players and security personnel stopped Fielder short of his destination and order was restored. Click here to check out the video of the incident from CBS2.com. Brewers manager Ken Macha talked about the incident with reporters after the game.

"It's part of the game I don't like," Macha said. "We were kinda getting our butts kicked pretty good. I thought it was pretty obvious (Mota) hit Prince and then he walked straight off the mound. And Prince is standing at home plate looking at him. Prince was pretty upset after the game."

Macha denied that the Brewers had purposely hit Ramirez.

"We're not trying to hit anybody, OK?" he said. "We're losing by 13 runs. We're trying to get 24 outs. We're not trying to hit anybody. That type of mentality should be taken care of. We'll see what happens. As far as I'm concerned, (Mota) him and hit him on purpose and walked straight into the dugout ... This type of mentality puts everybody in jeopardy. Giving a guy a $500 fine and two-game suspension isn't enough. This type of stuff should be cleaned up."

The teams meet in the series finale -- their last meeting of the season -- tonight at 9:10 p.m.