Manny Machado, San Diego Padres and Diamondbacks
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Machado went 3 for 5 with a home run in Monday's loss and his fourth-inning single was his 2,000th career hit. He already has more games played (899 to 860) and home runs (182 to 162) with the Padres than he did with the Baltimore Orioles. Soon he'll have more hits as well (977 to 951). Here is Machado's 2,000th hit:
The Diamondbacks almost landed Manny Machado at the 2018 trade deadline, but they didn't, which brought in Zac Gallen.
Machado singled Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks for his 2,000th hit, becoming the 298th member of that club. He is up to 950 career hits with the Padres, to go with 977 on the Baltimore Orioles and 36 in a brief stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Josh Naylor homered, Zac Gallen pitched six strong innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks spoiled a milestone night for San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado with a 6-3 win on Monday.