BOSTON -- Nobody in the San Diego clubhouse preaches a process-oriented approach more than Manny Machado.
Sure, the Padres had begun the season a bit slowly on offense. But their at-bats were quality, Machado insisted. Their approach was the correct one. They were doing all the right things at the plate. Eventually, the results would follow.
This is precisely what Machado had in mind.
The Padres won a dramatic series finale over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, a come-from-behind 8-6 victory at a cold and rainy Fenway Park. Machado put the Padres in front with a three-run homer in the fifth. After Boston rallied to tie the game, Jackson Merrill won it in the eighth with a go-ahead blast into the Green Monster seats.
Amazing what a couple of clutch home runs will do for a slumping offense.