Elias Díaz drives in Jose Iglesias with walk-off single; five-run fifth inning brought Padres back from four runs down

Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis cleared the benches in the ninth inning in the Padres’ 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday night.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado slammed a former Padre in a postgame interview, the Friars are urged to trade for an All-Star and Dylan Cease could be on the move by the trade deadline.

Just when Mike Shildt and the San Diego Padres needed it most, the best players on the team stepped up in a big way. Following back-to-back days of benches clearing in St. Louis between the Cardinals and Padres, cooler heads prevailed on Sunday.

Machado has been the Padres’ most consistent offensive performer and last night took over the NL batting average lead (.302). But he hit .200/.268/.410 in 26 games from June 21 through July 22. Last night, he extended his streak of games with at least two hits to six. He is batting .600 (15-for-25) during the streak.

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San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado played a significant role in a benches-clearing incident against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, and exchanged

Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches

Machado’s presence in San Diego embodies the organization’s trajectory. He signed with the Padres in 2019 when their uniforms were still a nondescript blue and white, and San Diego was best ...