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Machado Homers as Padres Beat D-backs 10-7, Clinch Home Field for Wild Card Series

San Diego stayed atop the NL wild-card standings at 90-71 and will host the Cubs in the Wild Card Series after Saturday’s win at Petco Park.

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SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7 on Saturday night at Petco Park, per MLB.com’s final Gameday.

Xander Bogaerts also homered. Yuki Matsui earned the win in relief. Arizona got a home run from James McCann and scored three times in the ninth, but San Diego held on after Machado’s fourth-inning homer put the Padres ahead for good. The Padres finished with 13 hits; the Diamondbacks had 10.

San Diego is 90-71 and first in the National League wild-card standings. Chicago is second at 88-73. Arizona fell to 86-75, one game behind Philadelphia (87-74) for the final wild-card berth with one day left in the regular season.

The Padres will host the Cubs in a best-of-three Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Source: MLB.com

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