San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado spoke about the support that the Friar faithful have for the team.

The post Manny Machado gives Padres fans ‘unbelievable’ shoutout amid playoff push appeared first on ClutchPoints. Manny Machado knows the energy at Petco Park is often incredible. The San Diego Padres star gave the fans a shoutout following the team’s 8-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers clashed for a crucial National League West series with the series opener hosted at Petco Park on Friday.

The San Diego Padres are in the middle of a key race for the National League West against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Before he went to the plate for his at-bat in the third inning, Machado had a discussion with veteran starting pitcher Yu Darvish. After the 8-1 win, Machado revealed his conversation with the Japanese star who might have helped the third baseman dig deep.

Although the failed hidden ball trick allowed a run to cross the plate and gave the Red Sox take the lead, Machado and the Padres came out OK in the end. San Diego won the game 5-4 on Ramón Laureano's tenth-inning walk-off single. The win improved the Padres to 65-52. They are three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

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Manny Machado hits a solo home run to left-center field to put the Padres ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the 3rd

Manny Machado drove in three runs against Justin Verlander and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 in a sloppy game.