Machado leads Padres against the Reds after 4-hit performance

Updated Sep. 1, 2026 4:01 a.m. ET
Associated Press

San Diego Padres (73-65, second in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (65-73, fifth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (10-6, 4.02 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Reds: Nick Lodolo (3-3, 5.24 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -141, Reds +115; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the Cincinnati Reds after Manny Machado had four hits against the Reds on Monday.

Cincinnati has a 32-37 record at home and a 65-73 record overall. The Reds have hit 183 total home runs to rank third in the NL.

San Diego has a 32-37 record in road games and a 73-65 record overall. The Padres have gone 51-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Padres lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sal Stewart has 25 doubles, 31 home runs and 104 RBIs for the Reds. Hector Rodriguez is 12 for 38 with a double, four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has 29 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs for the Padres. Machado is 11 for 39 with a double and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 4-6, .252 batting average, 7.31 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

Padres: 5-5, .235 batting average, 2.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Reds: Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (groin), Mike Toglia: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist)

Padres: Gavin Sheets: 10-Day IL (foot), Luis Rengifo: 10-Day IL (knee), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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