San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado hit a pair of solo home runs in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Astros, giving him 29 on the season. One more home run would give him 30 for the third straight season and would be the eighth time in his career. The multi-hit performance marked the third consecutive game with at least two hits and the eighth time in his last 11 games, going 17-for-45 (.378) with six home runs, 18 RBI, and seven runs scored over that stretch. The veteran is a big reason the Padres own the top Wild Card spot and are just 3.5 games behind the Dodgers for the division lead, amassing a .279-29-104-74-9 line with a .346 wOBA and 126 wRC+ on the season.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs in Friday's 5-1 win over the Giants, tying the franchise record for most home runs with 163 for San Diego in his career. The home runs represented numbers 24 and 25 this year, and he also collected three RBI in the contest, scored twice, and stole a base. The 32-year-old has been hitting well lately, going 20-for-59 (.339) over the last two weeks (14 games) with five home runs and has now put together a .274-25-89-69-9 line with a .338 wOBA and 121 wRC+ for the season. Fantasy managers will hope he remains hot heading into the fantasy baseball playoffs.

San Diego Padres designated hitter Manny Machado had a three-hit day at the plate in Friday's 13-5 rout over the Rays, including a three-run blast in the second inning that gave him four RBI on the day. The 32-year-old also scored twice in the game. It was Machado's fifth multi-hit game in his last eight, going 13-for-34 (.382) over that stretch with three doubles and three home runs. It has been another productive year for the 6x All-Star, putting up a .274-23-83-67-8 line with a .336 wOBA and 120 wRC+. He'll look to finish strong, although history suggests that might be a tall task as the final month of the season has been his worst throughout his career, with a career average of .258 and a 106 wRC+ in the final month.

San Diego Padres designated hitter Manny Machado had a three-hit day at the plate in Friday's 13-5 rout over the Rays, including a grand slam in the second inning that gave him four RBI on the day. The 32-year-old also scored twice in the game. It was Machado's fifth multi-hit game in his last eight, going 13-for-34 (.382) over that stretch with three doubles and three home runs. It has been another productive year for the 6x All-Star, putting up a .274-23-83-67-8 line with a .336 wOBA and 120 wRC+. He'll look to finish strong, although history suggests that might be a tall task as the final month of the season has been his worst throughout his career, with a career average of .258 and a 106 wRC+ in the final month.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's game as his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5. His home run came in the second inning off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas. This marks the second straight game in which Machado homered, as he also hit a two-run shot on Monday. The 32-year-old has been having a productive season at the plate but has been exceptionally hot lately. In his last seven games, he is slashing .333/.429/.667 with two homers, five RBI, and a 4:3 BB:K. Machado will look to continue his hot streak down the stretch as the Padres look to secure an NL Wild Card spot.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado had a big day at the plate on Monday as his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4. He went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBI, a walk and three runs. His home run was a two-run shot in the first inning against Cardinals starter Kyle Gibson. Machado has had a solid season on the plate but has been exceptional lately. In his last seven games, he is slashing .333/.429/.667 with two homers, six RBI, and a 4:3 BB: K. If Machado can keep this up, he will look to help lead the Padres to an NL Wild Card birth.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is back in the starting lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The All-Star slugger will return to the hot corner after getting a rest day on Monday. His return will send Donovan Solano back to the bench. Machado didn't have the ideal first half of the season, but he has turned it around over the last month or so. Machado is hitting .276 with eight home runs and 23 RBI in his last 30 games. The Padres will need Machado to keep hitting like this down the stretch of the season. He'll bat cleanup against right-hander Luis L. Ortiz on Tuesday. Fantasy managers should check their lineups and get Machado back in there.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is out of the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This appears to be a regular rest day for Machado after he recorded three hits during their last series. Despite that, Machado has done a fairly nice job with the bat since the All-Star break. In his absence, Donovan Solano will cover the hot corner and bat fifth versus right-hander Jake Woodford. Fantasy managers who have Machado rostered should adjust their lineups ahead of first pitch.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado turned in a productive outing in his team's 6-2 win over the Miami Marlins in 10 innings on Friday. Machado went 2-for-5 with two doubles, one run, and three RBI to help power the Padres to the win. His two-run double in the top of the 10th inning was a clutch one as it gave the Padres a 5-2 lead over the Marlins. Machado is now hitting .272 with 22 doubles, 18 homers, 57 runs, 67 RBI, and six steals across 423 at-bats. He's been swinging a hot bat of late, batting .349 with five homers and 15 RBI over his past 15 contests. He will look to stay hot on Saturday against Miami right-hander Roddery Munoz.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado homered on Thursday afternoon, helping the team win 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Machado knocked his 18th home run off starter Luis L. Ortiz in the first inning. The veteran All-Star is hitting .270 with 18 homers, 64 RBI, six stolen bases, and 56 runs scored on the season. Machado is hitting a robust .345 with two home runs, six RBI, and a stolen base in his last seven games to lead a resurgent Padres team since the All-Star break. The Padres take on the Miami Marlins in Miami for a three-game set starting Friday night.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado continued his recent power surge in a 5-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Machado went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo homer but it wasn't enough in the home loss. The veteran's solo shot tied the game at 1-1 in the second inning, a 385-foot blast with an exit velocity of 105.3 MPH. Machado has hit four homers with a .333 average and six RBI over the past seven games. Overall, he is batting .269 with 17 homers, 52 runs, 59 RBI, and five steals over 398 at-bats.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with two singles and a solo home run to lead the Padres to a victory on Saturday afternoon. This was hit 13th round-tripper of the campaign and the third since the start of July. After getting off to a slow start, the 32-year-old has begun to round into form as he has posted a .308/.340/.538 line with seven long balls and 20 RBI since June 16. Machado also has an above-average 46.6 % hard-hit rate and 91.7 mph average exit velocity, which suggests he should continue to put up strong numbers in the second half of the season. Machado should always remain in your starting lineup and is worth a look against most matchups in DFS formats.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with two long balls and five RBI on Saturday to lead the Padres to a victory. Machado hit a two-run shot in the third frame that scored Luis Arraez. Then, in the fifth, Machado hit a three-run blast that scored Jurickson Profar and Jake Cronenworth. The 31-year-old now sits with a .268/.319/.411 slash line with 10 home runs, 45 RBI, five stolen bases, and a 23:69 BB:K ratio. Machado should be expected to continue to be a top option at the hot corner for the remainder of the summer and have several prime RBI opportunities every game batting in the clean-up spot of a strong Padres lineup.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 4-for-5 with a double, three singles, an RBI, and two runs scored in Friday's 9-5 win over the Brewers. The 31-year-old has caught fire recently, going 11-for-24 (.458) over his last six games, including a home run, five RBI, and five runs scored. For the season, the veteran owns a .263-7-37-32-5 line with a .306 wOBA and 102 wRC+. His 22.0% K% is a career-high, but it is just 20.3% in June and has been trending down since the first month of the season, so he appears to be getting back on track.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk in Thursday's victory versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Machado's first hit of the game came in the bottom of the first inning when he sent a pitch from Bryse Wilson 348-feet for his seventh homer of the season. Machado has been a bit banged up this season, recently missing a few games with a hip injury. For the season, Machado is now hitting .253 with seven homers, 36 RBI and five stolen bases. Machado's .684 OPS is a career low for the six-time All-Star, with injuries likely the biggest cause for that. Regardless, Machado has still had a solid season and should remain rostered in all formats.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (hip) is day-to-day with what the club believes is a mild strain of an upper hip flexor. Machado sustained the injury while running to first base to try and beat out a double play in the fourth inning on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, but he appears to have come away with a minor issue. It's still reasonable to expect him to sit out Thursday's series opener against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks, though. The 31-year-old All-Star infielder has picked it up at the plate lately following a slow start to the season, batting .322 with one home run and nine RBI over his last 17 games. For any games Machado may need to miss, Donovan Solano and Tyler Wade would likely form a platoon for at-bats at the hot corner.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 1-for-5 with two RBI during Thursday's 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The 31-year-old has not had the best year at the plate in 2024 and has not hit a home run since May 3. Machado owns a .230/.279/.361 slash line with five homers, 27 RBI and two stolen bases across 48 games. We may be watching Machado's decline happen in real time as he is on pace for some of the worst numbers of his career. Despite the slow start, he is still a top-10 fantasy option at third base due to the lack of depth at the position.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is not in the team's starting lineup on Monday for a series opener against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. With Machado on the bench, Donovan Solano will start at the hot corner and bat sixth against Cubs left-hander Justin Steele, who is making his first start off the injured list. Solano is hitless in two career at-bats against Steele and will be getting his first at-bat of the 2024 season after just being called up from the minors over the weekend. The 31-year-old Machado had started all nine games since returning from the paternity list last month. Since returning on April 26, Machado has gone 9-for-36 (.250) with a home run and nine RBI in 37 plate appearances. Machado will be back in the lineup on Tuesday.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado has been activated off the paternity leave list on Friday. That is great news after Machado missed a few games earlier in the week due to a personal matter. He's batting fourth and covering third base during Friday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In a corresponding move, infielder Matthew Batten has been optioned to the minors. Fantasy managers should make sure to get Machado back in their lineups.

San Diego Padres third baseman/designated hitter Manny Machado is expected to return to the lineup on Friday for the start of a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park. Machado is currently on the paternity list while he and his wife expect the delivery of their first child, and manager Mike Shildt has confirmed the star infielder will not rejoin the club ahead of their series finale against the division-rival Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Before taking some time away, the 31-year-old six-time All-Star was slashing a modest .260/.324/.417 with four home runs, three doubles, 12 RBI, and 15 runs scored in 105 plate appearances (24 games). In 16 games versus the Phillies since 2021, Machado is hitting .267 (16-for-60) with six homers, 13 RBI, 11 runs scored, and one stolen base.