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Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. were elected Thursday to start in the July 20 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.

Phillies Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Austin Nola smiles next to first base coach David Macias after hitting an RBI single against the Philadelphia Phillies during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 24, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan) (Derrick Tuskan)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Austin Nola hit an RBI single off younger brother Aaron in the sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 Friday night. It's the first time since RBIs became an official stat in 1920 that a player had an RBI against his brother in a 1-0 victory, according to STATS. San Diego rookie left-hander MacKenzie Gore and three relievers combined on a five-hitter. Other than getting one-upped by his brother, Aaron Nola (4-5) pitched well.

Austin Nola hit an RBI single off younger brother Aaron in the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.

New York (51-18) boasts the best record in the majors, and Houston (43-25) is second to the Yankees in the AL standings. Álvarez is tied for second with 21 after launching three in a two-game sweep of the New York Mets at home. WELCOME BACKJoe Musgrove (8-0, 1.59 ERA) comes off the COVID-19 injured list to start for the San Diego Padres against Bryce Harper and the visiting Phillies. Harper returned to the lineup Wednesday at Texas after missing three games with an infected blister on his left index finger. San Diego swept a three-game series from Arizona without All-Star slugger Manny Machado, who sprained his left ankle last weekend.

American League powerhouses square off when Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees host Yordan Álvarez and the Houston Astros in the opener of a highly anticipated four-game series Thursday night.

“He’s got some purple and blue in there but overall he’s moving around pretty good and feels good,” Flaherty said Monday. Machado, who’s having an MVP-caliber season, was injured Sunday in Colorado while trying to beat out a grounder. The 28-year-old right-hander is 8-0 with a 1.42 ERA in 12 starts covering 63 1/3 innings. It will be the Dodgers’ 66th game, meaning he needs 2 2/3 innings to qualify for the ERA lead. Cincinnati’s Tyler Mahler is 0-1 despite a 3.08 ERA in six starts since winning at Pittsburgh on May 13.

Manny Machado was out of the lineup a day after spraining his left ankle, but Padres acting manager Ryan Flaherty is optimistic the All-Star third baseman won’t need to go on the injured list.

Padres Rockies Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado grabs his left ankle after being injured while trying to run out a ground ball hit to Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — San Diego Padres All-Star slugger Manny Machado wasn't in the lineup a day after spraining his left ankle and acting manager Ryan Flaherty was optimistic his former teammate won't need to go on the injured list. “He's got some purple and blue in there but overall he's moving around pretty good and feels good,” said Flaherty, a teammate with Machado in Baltimore, said Monday. Machado, who's having an MVP-caliber season, sprained his left ankle in the first inning Sunday at Colorado while trying to beat out a grounder. He was unable to put weight on the injured ankle and limped off the field with assistance from two team trainers.

San Diego Padres All-Star slugger Manny Machado wasn’t in the lineup a day after spraining his left ankle and acting manager Ryan Flaherty was optimistic his former teammate won’t need to go on the injured list.

Machado, who is hitting .328 with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs, was hurt Sunday in the first inning of an 8-3 loss at Colorado. He gave up Cal Mitchell’s double that was just over the head of center fielder Harrison Bader with two outs in the ninth inning at Busch Stadium. CRUZ CONTROLThe Pirates plan to promote 6-foot-7 shortstop Oneil Cruz from Triple-A Indianapolis before their game against the Cubs. Suwinski is the first rookie to cap a three-homer game with a game-ending shot, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He also stole a base in the ninth inning.

The San Diego Padres will see how star third baseman Manny Machado is feeling, a day after he sprained his left ankle while taking a tumble running out a grounder.

Machado, who is hitting .328 with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs, was hurt Sunday in the first inning of an 8-3 loss at Colorado. He gave up Cal Mitchell’s double that was just over the head of center fielder Harrison Bader with two outs in the ninth inning at Busch Stadium. CRUZ CONTROLThe Pirates plan to promote 6-foot-7 shortstop Oneil Cruz from Triple-A Indianapolis before their game against the Cubs. Suwinski is the first rookie to cap a three-homer game with a game-ending shot, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He also stole a base in the ninth inning.

Padres Rockies Baseball San Diego Padres first base coach David Macias, right, looks to help Manny Machado after Machado was injured while trying to run out an infield hit to Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)DENVER — (AP) — San Diego star third baseman Manny Machado sprained his left ankle while taking a tumble running out a grounder and the Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep, beating the Padres 8-3 Sunday. Machado, in the midst of a stellar season, was injured in the first inning and exited the game. Machado was injured after hitting a grounder that slowly rolled toward pitcher Antonio Senzatela. Rockies: After an off-day Monday, the Rockies open a three-game series at Miami with Ryan Feltner (1-2, 4.85 ERA) set to pitch Tuesday night’s opener.

San Diego star third baseman Manny Machado sprained his left ankle while taking a tumble running out a grounder and the Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep, beating the Padres 8-3.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)DENVER — (AP) — San Diego Padres star Manny Machado exited Sunday's game at Colorado after injuring his left leg while taking a tumble at first base trying to beat out an infield grounder. Machado, in the midst of a stellar season, stretched his left leg toward the base trying to beat the throw from pitcher Antonio Senzatela in the first inning. Machado's cleat appeared to slip across the top of the bag and he fell to the ground, his left leg buckling beneath him. The All-Star third baseman clearly was in pain, grimacing and clasping his hands around his lower left leg. He later sat up but was unable to put weight on the injured leg.

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado has exited a game at Colorado after injuring his left leg while taking a tumble at first base trying to beat out an infield grounder.

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado sprained his left ankle while taking a tumble at first base trying to beat out a grounder Sunday against Colorado. Machado exited the game and the Padres said X-rays were negative. Machado, in the midst of a stellar season, stretched his left leg toward the base as the throw arrived from pitcher Antonio Senzatela in the first inning.

Padres Cubs Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado blows a bubble as he watches his two-run home run off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Rowan Wick during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO — (AP) — Manny Machado lined a single for his 1,500th hit and hit a two-run homer in a four-RBI night to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 19-5 on Wednesday night. Machado was one of five Padres with three hits as San Diego routed the Cubs for the second straight hot night at Wrigley Field. After Machado's run-scoring hit, San Diego increased its lead to 2-0 on Alfaro’s force out in the first. After Kilian hit Ha-Seong Kim with a pitch in the fourth, the Padres sprayed three straight hits, capped by Cronenworth’ second double, to take a 5-4 lead.

Manny Machado lined a single for his 1,500th hit and hit a two-run homer in a four-RBI night to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 19-5.

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Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson has accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist remark during Saturday’s game and Major League Baseball is looking into the incident.

Fans in San Francisco threw at least one baseball and a beer bottle onto the field Friday night in the direction of San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar, who called the crowd at Giants games “the worst in the league.”.

APTOPIX Padres Giants Baseball San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali drops a foul ball next to San Diego Padres' Trent Grisham during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) (Tony Avelar)SAN FRANCISCO — (AP) — Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres won in manager Bob Melvin’s return, holding off the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Friday night. Jake Cronenworth homered, Wil Myers doubled in two late runs and the Padres recovered after blowing leads of 4-1 and 6-4. Darin Ruf homered twice for San Francisco. PROFAR, FANS CAUSE DELAYThe game was delayed briefly after Profar got into it with fans before the start of the third inning.

Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres won in manager Bob Melvin’s return, holding off the San Francisco Giants 8-7.

Padres Braves Baseball Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson, center, celebrates in the dugout after a home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA — (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered and Austin Riley hit a tiebreaking double during a four-run rally in the eighth inning Saturday that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. The Braves tagged reliever Steven Wilson (3-1) for Ozzie Albies’ RBI single, Ozuna’s two-run homer and Riley’s go-ahead hit. San Diego added another run to make it 5-2 on Eric Hosmer’s RBI forceout. Wright will face San Diego for the second time and is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA against the Padres.

Marcell Ozuna homered and Austin Riley hit a tiebreaking double during a four-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Marlins Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Jose Alfaro, front right, celebrates with bench coach Ryan Christenson after hitting a three-run walkoff home run against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 8, 2022, in San Diego. Jorge Alfaro pinch-hit three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning gave the San Diego Padres a stunning 3-2 win Sunday against his former team, the Miami Marlins. Until the ninth, it appeared that the Padres were going to be shut out for a second straight game. Trevor Rogers held San Diego to five hits in five innings while striking out three and walking two. Robert Suarez (2-1) got the win for the Padres, working two innings with a strikeout and no hits.

Jorge Alfaro's pinch-hit, three-run home run with two outs in the ninth gave the San Diego Padres a 3-2 win against his former team, the Miami Marlins.

Joe Dunand, the nephew of Alex Rodriguez, homered on the third pitch he saw as a big leaguer and then doubled as the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 to end a six-game losing streak.

Padres Guardians Baseball San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mike Clevinger celebrates after striking out Cleveland Guardians' Owen Miller during the third inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Cleveland. San Diego reliever Steven Wilson (3-0) got the win despite walking two in the fifth, and Taylor Rodgers pitched the ninth for his 10th save. BAKER'S DOZENS AND DOZENSDusty Baker's 2,000th career win prompted a wide smile and praise from Guardians manager Terry Francona. Voit could be activated from the injured list when San Diego gets home. UP NEXTPadres: Return to San Diego for weekend series against Miami.

Mike Clevinger had an impressive first start since undergoing elbow surgery in 2020, and Manny Machado hit a two-run home as the San Diego Padres beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader.

Miguel Cabrera tries again for his 3,000th career hit when the Detroit Tigers take on Colorado at Comerica Park on Friday night.

Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms.

Braves Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado reacts after hitting two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in San Diego. Abrams hit his first homer for San Diego, which routed the Braves 12-1 in its home opener Thursday night. It came a year and five days after Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in franchise history, at Texas in his second start with the Padres. Musgrove held the Braves to four hits, struck out six and walked none. Voit hit a two-run single in the sixth.

Joe Musgrove pitched 6 2/3 brilliant innings for his hometown Padres against defending World Series champion Atlanta, Manny Machado homered for his career-high fifth hit and rookie C.

The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on opening day, boosted by a frenzy of free agent signings before and after the 99-day lockout, according to a study of baseball contracts by The Associated Press.

Manny Machado’s RBI groundout in the seventh inning put San Diego ahead, Austin Nola hit his first home run of the season and the Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.

Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league’s last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015.

The San Diego Padres announced the hiring of Bob Melvin as manager, bringing a veteran presence to an exciting team that imploded down the stretch.

Two septuagenarians will be on the bench when 77-year-old Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox face the Houston Astros and 72-year-old skipper Dusty Baker in their playoff opener Thursday.

Padres Giants Baseball San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler walks to the dugout after making a pitching change during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in franchise history just a season after finishing second in voting for NL Manager of the Year. Preller said Tingler will be given the opportunity to remain in the organization. Tingler guided the Padres to a 37-23 record in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and their first playoff appearance in 13 years. Tingler is the fourth manager Preller has fired in his seven-plus seasons.

The San Francisco Giants finally won the NL West without needing to wait for the rival Dodgers' result on the season’s final day, pounding the San Diego Padres 11-4 for a franchise-record 107th victory to top the 1904 New York team.

The San Francisco Giants missed a chance to clinch the NL West, falling to the San Diego Padres 3-2 when Jake Cronenworth hit an RBI double in the 10th inning.

Corey Seager hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, when the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four times to rally past the San Diego Padres 11-9.

Machado shouted and cursed at Tatis during the face-to-face confrontation in St. Louis on Saturday night. The 29-year-old Machado and 22-year-old Tatis were separated by teammates before taking their defensive positions. The dustup came after Tatis struck out looking and then argued the call by umpire Phil Cuzzi. It’s not ... about you,” as teammate Adam Frazier and a Padres coach ushered Tatis away from the angry third baseman. Before Tuesday night's home game against NL West leader San Francisco, Machado called Tatis “my little brother” and added that "we're always going to be together no matter what.

San Diego Padres All-Stars Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. stood next to each other and said it’s all good between them after their shouting match in the dugout Saturday night during a season that's been spiraling out of control.

San Diego center fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. dropped Nolan Arenado’s bases-loaded popup and heaved the ball home, leading to a five-run first inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Padres 8-7 Sunday for an eight-game winning streak. “Looking back, maybe you'd take the out at second,” Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. San Diego starter Jake Arrieta left soon after the error with an injury.

Haitian migrants seeking to escape poverty, hunger and a feeling of hopelessness in their home country said they will not be deterred by U.S. plans to speedily send them back, as thousands of people remained encamped on the Texas border Saturday after crossing from Mexico. (Sept. 18)

Padres Cardinals Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado celebrates after hitting a double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (Jeff Roberson)ST. LOUIS — (AP) — Manny Machado screamed at All-Star teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. in the dugout during the fifth inning of the San Diego Padres’ crucial game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Machado shouted and cursed at Tatis, telling him “it’s not about you” and “you go play baseball” after Tatis struck out looking in the fifth. The 29-year-old Machado and 22-year-old Tatis were separated by teammates during the incident, which came at the end of the top of the fifth. They eventually made their way to their positions — Machado at third, Tatis at short.

Manny Machado screamed at All-Star teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. in the dugout during the fifth inning of the San Diego Padres’ crucial game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Manny Machado screamed at All-Star teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. in the dugout during the fifth inning of the San Diego Padres’ crucial game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Machado shouted and cursed at Tatis, telling him “it’s not about you” and “you go play baseball” after Tatis struck out looking in the fifth. Tatis reacted angrily to the call by plate umpire Phil Cuzzi, and manager Jayce Tingler was ejected when he came out of the dugout to argue.

Padres Dodgers Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws in the first inning against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy) (John McCoy)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pitching a perfect game through seven innings against the San Diego Padres on Sunday. The 37-year-old right-hander reached 3,000 career strikeouts in the fifth inning when Eric Hosmer went down swinging. Scherzer threw an immaculate inning in the second with three strikeouts on nine pitches. There have only been 23 perfect games in major league history, the last by Seattle’s Félix Hernández in 2012. In a big blow, San Diego starter Blake Snell left after 11 pitches with a left adductor injury.

Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pitching a perfect game through seven innings against the San Diego Padres.

Julio Urías pitched seven shutout innings for his major league-leading 17th victory, Max Muncy slugged a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 to snap a two-game skid.

Astros Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth reacts after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in San Diego. He didn't look that way moments later when Cronenworth connected, immediately punching his glove with his right hand. The Padres celebrated at the plate with a win that put them back into the lead for the second NL wild-card spot. The Astros tied it in the seventh when Yuli Gurriel and Carlos Correa homered on consecutive pitches off Chris Paddack. Jose Altuve hit a leadoff double and Michael Brantley reached on a throwing error by Cronenworth at shortstop.

Jake Cronenworth hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 4-3 to take two of three from the AL West leaders.

Padres Diamondbacks Baseball San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell throws to an Arizona Diamondbacks batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) (Rick Scuteri)PHOENIX — (AP) — Blake Snell threw seven no-hit innings for San Diego before being pulled, and pinch-hitter David Peralta blooped a single into shallow left field in the eighth Tuesday night as the Padres blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0. San Diego has won three of its past four games and pulled into a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for the final NL playoff wild-card spot. Padres manager Jayce Tingler made the call to replace Snell (7-5) after seven dominant innings. Snell cruised through the early innings on Tuesday, blowing past an overmatched D-backs lineup with 97 mph fastballs and pinpoint breaking balls.

Blake Snell threw seven hitless innings before being pulled for a reliever, and San Diego lost its bid for a combined no-hitter in the eighth inning when Arizona’s David Peralta dropped a bloop single into shallow left field in the Padres' 3-0 win.

Max Scherzer pitched 7 2/3 dominant innings to win his eighth straight decision, Austin Barnes hit a two-run home run off Yu Darvish and the surging Los Angeles Dodgers beat the plunging San Diego Padres 4-0 for a three-game sweep.

AJ Pollock led off the 16th inning with a two-run homer and the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers beat the struggling San Diego Padres 5-3 in by far the longest major league game since pandemic rules were implemented last year.

AJ Pollock hit a two-run single and robbed Manny Machado of a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the sinking San Diego Padres 5-2 in a series opener between NL West rivals headed in opposite directions.

The slumping San Diego Padres have fired pitching coach Larry Rothschild.

Jake Arrieta got clobbered by Colorado and left with an injury in his Padres debut, and the Rockies beat San Diego 7-5.

The Dodgers and Giants are back at it Tuesday night, renewing their long rivalry in San Francisco with 12-game winner Julio Urias on the mound for Los Angeles against Logan Webb in the opener of a three-game series.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays are set to play their final home game in Buffalo when they host the Red Sox.

Four San Diego relievers combined to toss four scoreless innings and the Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 10-4 in the completion of a game that was suspended the previous night because of a shooting outside the stadium.

The San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals have finished playing, a day after their game was suspended when gunfire erupted outside the stadium.

All Star Game Baseball National League's Manny Machado, of the San Diego Padres, laughs during batting practice prior to the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)DENVER — (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Coors Field (all times local):5:50 p.m. For the first time since the inaugural All-Star Game in 1933, the National League players aren’t wearing their own team’s jersey. The American Leaguers are wearing AL uniforms for the first time ever at an All-Star Game. There were a pair of late additions to the AL All-Star team: Tampa Bay right-hander Andrew Kittredge and Minnesota left-hander Taylor Rogers.

As five dozen players sat outside Coors Field ahead of the All-Star Game, they looked forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth.

Rookie reliever Daniel Camarena hit a stunning grand slam off Washington ace Max Scherzer and the San Diego Padres overcame an eight-run deficit, finally beating the Nationals 9-8 on Trent Grisham’s RBI single in the ninth inning.

Kyle Schwarber keeps putting on a remarkable power show, clearing the fences at a record rate for the Nationals.

Dodgers Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Victor Caratini (17) hits a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in San Diego. San Diego is 7-3 this season against the Dodgers, including winning four straight, and has won two of the three series against the eight-time defending division champions. The Dodgers swept the Padres in the NL Division Series in October en route to winning the World Series. San Diego has won seven straight games overall, including a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, after losing 13 of their previous 17 games. This was San Diego’s first sweep of the Dodgers since April 15-17, 2013, at Dodger Stadium.

Trent Grisham drew a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk with one out in the eighth and the San Diego Padres hit three solo homers off Trevor Bauer and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 for their first three-game sweep of the NL West rivals in eight seasons.

Jake Cronenworth and rookie Kim Ha-seong homered off Clayton Kershaw, Blake Snell pitched five scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres got their third straight win against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2.

APTOPIX Dodgers Padres Baseball San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) looks down at the ball after getting his 1,500th career strikeout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, June 21, 2021, in San Diego. The sellout crowd of 42,220 appeared to be fairly evenly split between Dodgers and Padres fans. The Dodgers swept the Padres in their NL Division Series last year en route to the World Series title. Darvish pitched for the Dodgers in the second half of 2017, including the World Series loss to Houston. Will Smith homered off San Diego reliever Craig Stammen in the eighth, his ninth.

Yu Darvish struck out 11 in six brilliant innings to become the fastest big leaguer to reach 1,500 for his career, Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth homered and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series between the NL West rivals.

San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. left a game against the Cincinnati Reds after appearing to reinjure his left shoulder diving for an RBI single by Tyler Naquin in the fifth inning.

APTOPIX Reds Padres Baseball The San Diego Padres celebrate at home plate after Victor Caratini hit a home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 17, 2021, in San Diego. The Padres took a 2-0 lead into the ninth after Tatis and Machado homered off Wade Miley. Melancon was one out away from his big league-leading 20th save before he melted down against the red-hot Reds. Machado hit a monster shot into the second deck in left-center off Miley leading off the seventh, his 10th. The Padres treated this game like a real opening day by hanging bunting and introducing both teams before the game.

Cubs Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado reacts after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, June 7, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Manny Machado and Brian O’Grady each homered and had three RBIs to lead the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between National League contenders. But in third, Alzolay was tagged by O’Grady’s 407-foot homer to straightaway center that gave San Diego a 4-0 lead. Two runs scored, and two batters later Sergio Alcantara hit a sacrifice fly to cut it to 4-3. San Diego scored three insurance runs in the eighth.

Cardinals Padres Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado (13) is congratulated by Austin Nola (26) as he scores during the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, May 14, 2021, in San Diego. Musgrove (3-4) had lost four decisions in five starts since pitching the first no-hitter in Padres history at Texas. San Diego had only four hits but drew 12 walks against five Cardinals pitchers. The Padres beat the Cardinals 2-1 in the wild-card round last season before being swept in the NL Division Series by the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Musgrove loaded the bases again in the sixth but all the Cardinals got out of it was a sacrifice fly by Molina.

Padres Rockies Baseball San Diego Padres' Manny Machado watches his three-run triple off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Tyler Kinley during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Denver. “We had a short bench and everybody stepped up and filled in.”Tatis tested positive for COVID-19 and was put on the injured list earlier in the day. Senzatela made his first start since coming off the injured list earlier in the day because of a groin strain. Cron has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to last Friday, with a lower back strain. UP NEXTThe Padres and Rockies are slated to play a doubleheader Wednesday, with the second game a makeup for Monday’s rainout.

Various outlets, including ESPN and, report the Yankees and Cole have agreed on a nine-year deal valued at roughly $324 million. The deal comes a day after the Washington Nationals announced another Boras-negotiated contract for 2019 World Series Most Valuable Player Stephen Strasburg a seven-year deal valued at $245 million. Rounding out the remaining pitchers with an AAV of $30 million or more is Astros pitcher Justin Verlander ($33 million), Boston Red Sox lefty David Price ($31 million), Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw ($31 million), and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer ($30 million). Once official, Cole's contract will be the fourth largest deal in MLB history behind Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton ($325 million), Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper ($330 million), and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout ($426.5 million). Padres third baseman Manny Machado is the only other player with a contract valued at $300 million or more.