After the dust settled, Bob Nightengale of USA Today shared that Padres' third baseman Manny Machado cracked a joke with reporters about the Padres' aggressive trade deadline shopping spree. "Welcome to the San Diego Padres deadline," Machado said. "I'm never shocked about anything we do at the deadline, let's be honest."

Then Betts rescued the Dodgers with the 394-foot shot to left-center off Robert Suarez. It was the shortstop’s 13th homer of the season and just his fifth since June. Betts had 25 in 2022 and 39 in 2023.

Manny Machado was involved in several heated altercations, as his team, the San Diego Padres, took on arch-rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this season.

With their three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers proved they are deeper and more focused than their budding NL West rivals.

In a dramatic turn of events, San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt does not have designated hitter Ryan O' Hearn penned into his lineup for the Padres Monday night battle against the San Francisco Giants, leaving fans angered and confused.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is facing backlash for a decision after a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manny Machado reacts quickly to a passed ball and scampers home, putting the Padres up 7-0 in the top of the 2nd inning