PADRES 3, GIANTS 1
Padres get what they paid for
SAN FRANCISCO — Manny Machado came through with the type of performance the Padres were hoping for.
Machado put the Padres ahead with his third home run of the season and made some sparkling defensive plays in a 3-1 win over the Giants on Wednesday.
Signed to a $300 million, 10-year contract in the offseason, Machado broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with an opposite-field drive to right on a fastball from Dereck Rodriguez (1-2). Machado went 1-for-4 and is hitting .244 with six RBIs.
“He made one mistake all day,” Machado said. “I was able to take advantage of the situation. I’ve hit a few balls that hit the top of that wall. I’m happy I got one over this time.”
Machado made a shoestring catch on pinch hitter Brandon Belt’s infield popup for the game-ending out with runners at second and third.
“We were all screaming in that dugout. Nobody catches that last ball but Manny,” Padres manager Andy Green said.
A two-time Gold Glove winner, Machado also made a great barehanded throw to retire Yangervis Solarte on a grounder leading off the third. He also threw out Erik Kratz trying to score from third on Kevin Pillar’s fifth-inning grounder.
Wil Myers added a run-scoring single in the ninth off Will Smith, and the Padres won for the fifth time in seven games.
Nick Margevicius (1-1) got his first major-league win. Making his third start, the left-hander allowed one run and five hits in six innings and singled for his first big-league hit.