Manny Machado had gone 71 plate appearances without a home run before coming up with the bases loaded in the 6th inning last night. As it happens, he sent one into the night sky and gave the Padres an 8-1 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
“It felt good to finally barrel one up”, Machado said.
Indeed it felt good for all Padre fans. The team bounced back with an 8-2 win after 2 tough losses to the Marlins.
Franmil Reyes went deep again in the 5th inning.