San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado slammed a former Padre in a postgame interview, the Friars are urged to trade for an All-Star and Dylan Cease could be on the move by the trade deadline.

Machado has been the Padres’ most consistent offensive performer and last night took over the NL batting average lead (.302). But he hit .200/.268/.410 in 26 games from June 21 through July 22. Last night, he extended his streak of games with at least two hits to six. He is batting .600 (15-for-25) during the streak.

Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado played a significant role in a benches-clearing incident against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, and exchanged