Padres notes: Manny Machado finally gets an off-day, first-rounder visits Petco Park

Padres notes: Manny Machado finally gets an off-day, first-rounder visits Petco Park

Convincing Manny Machado to accept an off-day had been an ongoing conversation for quite some time and the team and its 33-year-old third baseman circled Sunday as an opportunity to get him two days off his feet in a row. So the errant throw that Luis Arraez took off the left side of his jaw in the ninth inning Saturday night wasn’t going to change that plan. “Manny was off,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said after a 9-6 win Sunday over the Rockie…

Machado Benched for Crucial Game Against Rockies: Padres Secure Win - Real News Now

Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies posed a challenging predicament for the San Diego Padres. With only a fragment of the season remaining and lagging behind the Los Angeles Dodgers by 2.5 games, the team faced a difficult choice – whether to give Manny Machado, a key player, a break. Even though Machado had taken part in every game until then and was facing minor struggles with his offense and defense, it was a tough call to place him on…