The Padres dropped the first game of their weekend series in LA 3-2, falling into a 1st place tie with the Dodgers in the NL West.

The Padres' Manny Machado got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Diamondbacks, with a single in the fourth inning.

On the day of the trade deadline, he filled the team’s holes in left field (Ramón Laureano) and behind the plate (Freddy Fermin), added an extra bat (Ryan O’Hearn) and two starting pitchers (Nestor Cortes and JP Sears) and deepened what was by some measures already MLB’s best bullpen by adding an extra closer (Mason Miller).

Manny Machado almost pulled a fast one on the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. In the third inning, the San Diego Padres third baseman attempted the hidden ball trick on Jarren Duran at third base, but because pitcher Wandy Peralta was standing on the rubber without the ball,

Manny Machado spoke on the Padres' goal for the remainder of the 2025 season. “Try to go win it all,” Machado said. “That’s been our goal. We’ve got to go through the Dodgers. So hopefully, go out there and compete for that division and ultimately try to bring a championship to the city, which is our main goal.”

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Manny Machado believes his teammates acquired at the trade deadline deserve credit for contributing to the San Diego Padres' climb up the NL West standings.

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Manny Machado reacts quickly to a passed ball and scampers home, putting the Padres up 7-0 in the top of the 2nd inning

The Padres took sole possession of first place in the NL West on Wednesday, though it may be for just a few hours.