It’s dropped his OPS from .914 to .799. Machado might be a little banged up. No one has said anything about it yet, but he DH’d yesterday and he was lifted for a pinch-hitter with the Padres down 6-0 in the ninth today. Or maybe injury had nothing to do with it: Fernando Tatis Jr. was also lifted two batters earlier, as the Padres seemingly decided a six-run lead was impossible to overcome.

Machado had already been hitting with RISP, but he wasn’t getting a ton of chances. He capitalized twice today to bring his season total to nine RBI in 19 games. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. It just seems like he should have more while batting .324 with two homers overall and .389 with runners in scoring position for the team with the best record in baseball.

After his at-bat was extended by a foul pop error in the fifth inning, Machado broke a scoreless game with a solo homer off Shota Imanaga. It would be his only hit of the game and the only run the Padres would score as they lose just their fourth game of the season. Machado is hitting .313/.387/.507 with the two homers, 16 runs scored, and six steals across 75 plate appearances.

Machado put the Padres on the board early, taking Jeffrey Springs deep for a solo homer in the first inning. It was the first home run of the season for the 32-year-old third baseman. Machado is slashing a strong .319/.360/.489 over 50 plate appearances while collecting five steals in the early going.