Manny Machado serving as the DH for the second time this season as Padres look to win series in Minnesota
The 30-year-old will serve as the designated hitter on Thursday as the Padres look to claim the series in Minnesota. It is the second time that Machado is in the starting lineup as a DH and the first time since April 4 at Petco Park, when he struck out in his first at-bat due to a pitch clock violation and was ejected following an argument over a timeout request.Machado went 0-for-4 with a sacrifice fly in Wednesday’s 11-inning loss, but he is still hitting .296/.361/.
His last day off was May 3, coupled with a team off-day to give him two games off in a row heading into last weekend’s Dodgers series at Petco Park.will man third in place of Machado on Thursday and bat seventh after getting Wednesday off andMorning baseball? Yu Betcha.
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