On Wednesday night at Petco Park, Manny Machado showed why the San Diego Padres were willing to give him a $300 million contract.
With the Texas Rangers leading the Padres 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th, Machado blasted a full-count pitch over the left-center field wall for a walk-off grand slam in a 6-3 San Diego win.
Manny being Manny.
The king stay the king. 👑 pic.twitter.com/b0QFVA0vYZ
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 20, 2020
Manny Machado is a San Diego Padre.
And don't you ever forget it.#FriarFaithful pic.twitter.com/o9tyz7B91i
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 20, 2020
The Padres have now hit grand slams in three consecutive games (you may have heard about one of those other grand slams), becoming the first team to do so since the Chicago White Sox did in 2006.
Thanks to Manny Machado, the Padres became the first team to hit a grand slam in three consecutive games since the 2006 White Sox.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) August 20, 2020
Machado has put together incredible moments both offensively and defensively of late, and it’s helped the upstart Padres have a 14-12 record.
