Manny Machado launched a 409-foot two-run home run and drove in three as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in a massive late-season victory.
The Dodgers collected 10 hits and drew five walks—but San Diego held them to one run, stranded 12 runners and limited Los Angeles to a 1-for-9 night with runners in scoring position.
The defining sequence came in the fourth inning. After Machado gave San Diego a 2-0 lead, Los Angeles loaded the bases with nobody out. Craig Stammen removed Robbie Ray after the first out, and David Morgan limited the Dodgers to a sacrifice fly before striking out Shohei Ohtani with the bases loaded. The Padres immediately answered with two more runs in the fifth.
Bradgley Rodriguez delivered two scoreless innings and three strikeouts, Adrián Morejón worked a six-pitch eighth, and Mason Miller finished the victory by striking out Mookie Betts and Ohtani.
Fernando Tatis Jr. finished with three hits, Samad “Oddy” Taylor stole second and third in the ninth, and Freddy Fermín drove him home with an RBI single.
With the Cubs losing, the Padres stand alone atop the National League Wild Card standings. They are one game ahead of Chicago and Philadelphia, 3½ games ahead of Arizona, and their postseason magic number is down to one with four games remaining.
GRIES breaks down Machado’s huge night, the fourth-inning turning point, Stammen’s bullpen decisions, the remarkable 10-hit/one-run pitching performance and what comes next for San Diego.
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