El grand slam del dominicano Manny Machado coronó una novena entrada de cinco carreras, y los Padres de San Diego vencieron el viernes 7-2 a los Nacionales de

The Padres are again flirting with moving 10 days over .500 for the first time since June 10. Saturday’s 3:45 p.m. first pitch will be on Padres.TV and CBS. A weekend sweep against the Phillies to close the first half would have pushed the Padres 10 games over .500, but they dropped a 2-1 decision.

The third baseman became the first player rung up on a challenged ball/strike call Tuesday since spring training, and he didn't mince words about what he should have done instead of take a two-strike pitch from Tarik Skubal.

San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado recorded his 2,000 career hit in the team's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

The Padres had chances on Saturday to make a young pitcher work a lot harder and leave a lot earlier. Then they had a chance against the major leagues’ worst bullpen. They could have beat a bad team and created a surge at the start of the season’s second half. Instead, a 4-2 loss to the Nationals was like so many before it this season.

Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

Yes, the Padres are paying him not to play for them. Yet the Hosmer deal is far from an albatross, and there’s a very good chance public sentiment will shift that way when Bogaerts, Machado ...

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