Machado thrills packed Petco Park with long ball in 4-3 Padres win

const iframe document getElementById newspack-iframe-Ib ytXiWSrEi const timerId setInterval function iframe src iframe src iframe onload function clearInterval timerId The Padres opened their last home series before the All-Star break on a positive note Friday defeating the Phillies - at a sold-out Petco Park For the second consecutive battle Manny Machado hit a solo home run his th of the season and the fourth in his last eight games In addition three Padres Xander Bogaerts Jackson Merrill and Jose Iglesias all scored in the second inning After a scoreless opening inning the Padres and Phillies both got on the board in the second Philadelphia s Nick Castellanos homered on a fly ball to center for a - lead but after that the Phillies had to play catch up for the remainder of the night The Padres big inning started with a Jose Iglesias double on a line drive to right that allowed Bogaerts to result from third base Then Elias D az grounded out and Merrill who was on third scored Fernando Tatis Jr closed it out with a single on a line drive to center which allowed Iglesias to make it home The Phillies came back to tally a run in the third inning via a Kyle Schwarber solo homer to right center making the amount - It stayed that way until Machado s solo homer in the eighth The Padres used a total of six pitchers in the tournament including Adrian Morejon who earlier in the day was named to the National League All-Star group as the replacement for Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler El poder de Manny pic twitter com ZhTsAsmDr San Diego Padres Padres July Starting pitcher Ryan Bergert who was making his return to action after about two weeks on the injured list with a right forearm contusion was pulled in the fifth with two men on base and two outs He had given up two runs three hits and walked two during his time on the mound Reliever Yuki Matsui came in for the remainder of the inning and promptly walked Schwarber to load the bases bringing up Bryce Harper But the slugger missed the opportunity and grounded out to first baseman Luis Arraez to end the inning San Diego then turned to reliever Jeremiah Estrada for one scoreless inning before Morejon took the mound in the seventh After another scoreless inning Jason Adam came in for Morejon in the eighth and held Philadelphia in check After Bergert s departure the Padre pen prevented Philly from scoring after the third inning and held the opponent to five hits total Closer Robert Suarez who pitched the ninth inning earned his MLB-leading th save of the season With Friday s triumph San Diego now sits at - and Philly falls to - The teams face off again at p m Saturday and p m Sunday at Petco Park before the All-Star break begins Notes Morejon will be participating in his first All-Star Event in his seventh MLB season He s the fifth Padre named to the All-Star club marking the second straight year the Friars have sent five players to the battle Machado Tatis Suarez and Adam will join Morejon in Atlanta Right-handed pitcher Michael King who s been on the -day injured list since May with a throwing shoulder long thoracic nerve injury threw pitches on Thursday during his first formal bullpen session since the injury Manager Mike Shildt declared that King is pain free but the squad has not yet targeted a date for his return to championship action