Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis cleared the benches in the ninth inning Saturday night.

Benches cleared as Manny Machado was hit twice in Padres' 3-1 win over Cardinals, intensifying Wild Card race tensions.

Hit by pitches three times in the past two games, Willson Contreras put the Padres and the rest of the baseball world on notice following the Cardinals’ 3-1 loss to San Diego on Saturday. “I’m pretty much fed up,

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Padres second. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shortstop, Masyn Winn to Willson Contreras. Jake Cronenworth hit by pitch. Jose Iglesias strikes out swinging. Bryce Johnson singles to center

Padres’ 3-0 loss to Cardinals is a rarity in many ways; Nick Pivetta has thoughts on Willson Contreras and baseball having gone ‘soft’

Manny Machado conectó dos hits y fue golpeado con dos lanzamientos en la victoria el sábado 3-1 de los Padres ante Cardenales luego de ambos