SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado became the career home run leader at Petco Park and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who held two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani hitless in a three-game sweep secured with a 5-3 win Wednesday night.
Ohtani was in the lineup as the designated hitter after leaving Tuesday’s start as a pitcher with a blister on his right middle finger. He was 0 for 10 with two walks with two strikeouts in the series. He remains at 31 homers, most in the big leagues.
Machado gave the Padres a 3-2 lead when he hit a no-doubter to left off reliever Jose Soriano leading off the sixth for his 66th at Petco Park, one more than former Padres star Adrian Gonzalez. Machado signed with the Padres in 2019. It was the 12th of the season for Machado, who also hit a tying single in the third off starter Patrick Sandoval.
L.A.'s Matt Thaiss tied it leading off the seventh when he greeted reliever Nick Martinez (4-3), with a homer to deep right-center, his fifth.
The Padres loaded the bases with one out in the seventh and Xander Bogaerts' soft grounder to reliever Jacob Webb (1-1) brought in Fernando Tatis Jr. with the go-ahead run. Machado then drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth.
Angels manager Phil Nevin was ejected during Bogaerts' at-bat and came out and continued to argue with plate umpire Jerry Layne. He might have been angry about a ball four call to Machado, which looked like it caught the bottom of the zone.
All-Star closer Josh Hader pitched the ninth for his 20th save.
Padres starter Seth Lugo allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and one walk.
Machado hit a tying RBI single in the third, a half-inning after Jo Adell's ground ball caromed off third base and into foul territory for a double that brought in Mickey Moniak.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: All-Star CF Mike Trout had surgery on his fractured left wrist, two days after he was injured fouling off a pitch. Nevin said Trout “felt great” and that the surgery went well. There’s no specific timetable for Trout’s return, although recovery is generally several weeks.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Griffin Canning (6-3, 4.29 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Padres: RHP Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.84) is expected to start Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the New York Mets. He hasn't pitched since June 21 due to an illness.
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