Machado slam helps Padres defeat slumping Phillies

Manny Machado hit the ninth grand slam of his career Monday night to cap a seven-run sixth inning as the San Diego Padres earned an 8-2 victory, while handing the visiting Philadelphia Phillies a fifth consecutive defeat. But that might not be the biggest loss suffered by the Phillies at Petco Park.

Center fielder Andrew McCutchen had to be helped off the field in the first inning after suffering a left knee injury on a freak play. McCutchen drew a walk to open the inning before Jean Segura hit a high pop to second. When Segura fell leaving the batter's box, Padres second baseman Ian Kinsler let the ball fall. He threw out Segura at first with McCutchen caught in a run-down between first and second.

As he tried to get back to first, McCutchen turned awkwardly on his knee while trying to evade the tag being applied by Padres starting pitcher Eric Lauer. After three hitless innings, the Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a two-out double by Rhys Hoskins and a RBI single by J.T. Realmuto. Three innings later, Realmuto homered for the Phillies' second run.

The Padres tied the game at 1-1 on Franmil Reyes' home run off Phillies starter Aaron Nola with one out in the sixth, his 17th of the season. Nola was still pitching when the Padres started their seven-run sixth.

Eric Hosmer opened the inning with a single and moved to second on Wil Myers' one out single. Ian Kinsler broke the 1-1 tie with a double to right ahead of a bases-filling walk to Austin Hedges. Pinch-hitter Josh Naylor followed with a two-run single. Right-hander J.D. Hammer replaced Nola and walked Greg Garcia to reload the bases ahead of Machado's 10th homer of the season - a 388-foot drive to right-center.

Lauer (5-4) allowed one run on two hits and three walks, with three strikeouts over six innings. Nola (6-1) allowed six runs on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. --Field Level Media