Manny Machado just missed a grand slam home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. The ball was caught at the wall by Pittsburgh Pirates centerfielder Oneil Cruz and Elias Diaz tagged up and scored from third base to give the San Diego Padres a 5-4 lead.

The Giants failed to score against the four relievers they saw. The Padres did not reach base against Randy Rodriguez in the ninth inning, but automatic runner Jake Cronenworth moved from second to third on Tyler Wade’s sacrifice bunt and jogged home on Iglesias’ fly ball in the 10th.

Jose Iglesias hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th to break a scoreless tie, scoring automatic runner Jake Cronenworth as the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0.

Manny Machado launches a solo home run to left field, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead over the Pirates in the 1st inning

Manny Machado hits 349th homer, closes in on rare double milestone; Padres finally start a stretch against NL West teams

San Diego Padres superstar Manny Machado came clutch for the National League West team on Saturday to lead them to a come-from-behind 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

Manny Machado homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh for the San Diego Padres, who rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Sunday to take two of three games in their series.

Tyler Wade in left field, Jose Iglesias at third base as Manny Machado gets a DH, further comprising a bottom-third that ranks among the worst in the majors