Machado picks up where he left off with grand slam to seal Padres win in D.C.

const iframe document getElementById newspack-iframe-jOKxGLMkIWzv const timerId setInterval function iframe src iframe src iframe onload function clearInterval timerId Manny Machado s grand slam capped a five-run ninth inning to power the Padres past the Nationals - on Friday Jake Cronenworth singled leading off the ninth against Kyle Finnegan - and running on the pitch went to third on a single by Jose Iglesias to the spot just vacated by second baseman Luis Garc a Jr But small ball gave the Friars the lead Elias D az executed his second safety squeeze of the contest scoring Cronenworth to put San Diego up - A single by Fernando Tatis Jr and a walk to Luis Arraez loaded the bases for Machado who put it out of reach for Washington homering into the Padres bullpen in left-center CJ Abrams had tied it -all with a two-run homer off reliever Jason Adams with one out in the eighth Xander Bogaerts had two hits and scored a run for the Padres who have won four of five The Nationals though have lost five straight and nine of The last time Dylan Cease pitched at Nationals Park he threw a no-hitter Tonight he has Ks through innings pic twitter com YJ Ch ff N MLB MLB July Wandy Peralta - pitched innings for the win Dylan Cease who pitched a no-hitter in Washington last July went innings for the Padres He gave up four singles and struck out without a walk From Cease s performance to the ninth-inning rally manager Mike Shildt couldn t have been happier A lot of good things to unpack in that meeting Shildt communicated MLB com As for Machado even his teammates are impressed Cease was watching the All-Star s at-bat in the clubhouse I was in the training room he explained MLB Yeah it was pretty sick We just freaked out we re like when he s up there it almost feels kind of inevitable The Padres took a - lead in the second when Jackson Merrill singled and scored on Cronenworth s sacrifice fly In the San Diego sixth Bogaerts led off with a bloop double went to third on a bunt single by Cronenworth and scored on a squeeze bunt by D az to make it - Yu Darvish - ERA makes his third start at p m Saturday since returning from the injured list He will be opposed by Nationals Mitchell Parker -