Machado’s Grand Slam Lifts Padres Over Mets 7-4 at Citi Field
The result kept San Diego two games behind the Dodgers, five games clear of the Mets with 10 to play.
Overview
- Manny Machado crushed a full-count curveball from David Peterson for a fifth-inning grand slam, his 14th in the majors and second this season, marking the first slam Peterson has allowed in 130 MLB games.
- The rally was built with situational at-bats as Jake Cronenworth was hit by a pitch, Elias Díaz laid down a sacrifice bunt, Fernando Tatis Jr. drew a walk, and Luis Arraez bunted for a single to load the bases.
- San Diego totaled 12 hits, with Machado collecting three and Tatis Jr., Arraez, Ramón Laureano, and Jackson Merrill each adding two.
- Padres starter Nick Pivetta worked 4 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts, while the bullpen held firm despite a solo homer off Jeremiah Estrada as Mason Miller struck out Juan Soto and Pete Alonso to close the seventh.
- Robert Suarez secured the save by knocking down a Soto liner and throwing to first for the final out, and Laureano provided late insurance with a ninth-inning homer.