At the outset of play July 4, the San Diego Padres were coming off a 2-4 trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia and trailed ...

Padres second. Jackson Merrill flies out to left field to Heliot Ramos. Xander Bogaerts walks. Ryan O'Hearn singles to shallow left field. Xander Bogaerts to second. Ramon Laureano walks.

Manny Machado reacts quickly to a passed ball and scampers home, putting the Padres up 7-0 in the top of the 2nd inning ...