Manny Machado is not in the starting lineup for the Padres on Friday, BaseballPress.com reports. There isn’t an injury involved here, just a day off for Machado. The Padres may have faded down the stretch, but it wasn’t because of Machado. He has a .279 AVG, .840 OPS, 28 HRs, 103 RBI, and 92 runs in 559 at-bats this season.
The Dodgers probably aren’t thrilled with the Padres giving Machado a day off in their series versus the Giants as they need the Padres to win at least two of the games in this series to have a chance to win the division.