As the Padres continue to sputter, they’re going to need every break to go their way if they’re going to get back in the NL West race. But Manny Machado’s attempt to take an extra base in Wednesday night’s game against the Giants went poorly.
San Diego lost the first two games in San Francisco in walk-off fashion, so runs have been at a premium in the series. With the game still scoreless in the top of the fourth on Wednesday, Machado thought he saw an opportunity to put himself 90 feet from home with some aggressive baserunning.
He thought wrong.
