Machado exits game with left leg injury
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SAN DIEGO -- Padres third baseman Manny Machado was removed from Monday night’s game against the Cubs in the seventh inning with an apparent left leg injury.
After grounding out to end the previous inning, Machado was seen being tended to by trainers in the Padres' dugout. Ty France shifted from first to third base while Gavin Sheets entered the game at first.
While the Padres didn’t provide an immediate update regarding Machado’s status, he was clearly experiencing some discomfort earlier in the game, when he legged out his fifth-inning double off Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd which marked the 400th two-bagger of his career. The hit chased Boyd from the game, and while Cubs righty Ben Brown was warming up, Machado was being treated in the dugout before he took his place at second when play resumed.
It would be a significant blow for the Padres should Machado need to miss any time due to the injury. After a slow start to the season, he appeared to be hitting his stride at the plate over the past few games, having homered twice in the Mexico City Series finale on Sunday before going 3-for-4 on Monday with a pair of doubles.