Manny Machado’s Hot Streak Powers Padres | San Diego Padres News

Manny Machado’s on fire, riding a nine-game on-base streak after a brutal August, now crushing the ball with a .450+ average and .700+ slugging in his last six games — and he just joined the 1,137-hit club, second all-time behind Tony Gwynn. Tatis Jr. is hot on his heels, closing in on the top five. The Padres are on a three-game win streak, half a game behind the Diamondbacks in the NL wild-card race, and they’re rolling into today’s matchup against Nationals rookie lefty Jackson Kent — who’s walked nearly as many batters as he’s struck out. On the mound for San Diego? Walker Buehler, who’s won eight of his last ten starts and owns a strong history vs. Washington. This is momentum with stakes — can they keep it going and punch their ticket to October? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/adb1005e492c142f