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San Diego Padres at Texas Rangers

Final
Globe Life Park74°, Roof Closed35,383

Recap

Player of the gameManny MachadoSDP2/5 1hr 5rbi

Padres manager Craig Stammen has shuffled his lineup all season trying to light a fire under his stalled offense, but one guy has stayed put even amid a career-worst season. “I trust Manny Machado,” Stammen said after the Padres’ 6-4 victory over the Rangers in 10 innings on Saturday at Globe Life Field. Machado has done enough over 15 seasons to earn some grace. And on Saturday, the trust was rewarded fivefold. He drove in five runs with two extra-base hits, including a decisive three-run homer in the 10th inning. In their past two games, the Padres, who average an MLB-worst 3.8 runs a game, have collected 13 runs on 19 hits. Who says the Padres can’t score runs? “In key situations when I'm up there, you still have to be afraid,” Machado said. “I can do damage like I did today. I have all the confidence in the world that I'm going to be good. To have your manager put you up there every single day in the lineup, obviously you want to do the best for him. So you keep battling, you keep trying to get out of things, and that's what I do every single day. I come in here, try to work, and try to get out of it.” Adrian Morejon (6-1) earned the victory in relief, striking out five over two shutout innings. Mason Miller, in his first game back from bereavement leave, earned his 20th save for the 39-36 Padres, who are fighting to stay in the NL Wild Card race. Machado’s double in the third scored Fernando Tatis Jr. Machado was credited with another RBI on a groundout in the Padres’ game-tying two-run eighth. With Tatis on second base to start the 10th, Samad Taylor walked, setting up Machado, who drove a 2-0 pitch into the left-center-field seats. Joe Ross, who took the loss for the Rangers, was having trouble throwing strikes. “When \[Machado\

Team stats

9Hits9
1Home runs1
4Walks1
9Strikeouts17
2Stolen bases0
181Pitches thrown167
17Pitching strikeouts9

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Gavin SheetsPH-LF2000000
Jase BowenRF2000001
Fernando Tatis Jr.2B5320002
Rodolfo DuranPH-C1000000
Samad TaylorLF-RF3210011
Will WagnerPH-DH1000000
Manny Machado3B5125100
Jackson MerrillCF5031000
Blake HuntC3000003
Nick SolakDH2000010
Xander BogaertsSS4010011
Ty France1B4000011
Totals37696149
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Walker BuehlerP5.1511170
Mason MillerP1.0110020
Jason AdamP1.0222021
Adrian MorejonP2.0100050
Kyle HartP0.2000010