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Padres will go as far as Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. carry them

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One would think that a matchup against a team like the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are clearly re-tooling with an eye on the future, on your home turf would be enough to get the bats going. But that’s hardly been the case, with the San Diego Padres tallying just three runs in the first two games of the series.

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