Padres pregame: Manny Machado streaking into Milwaukee

Manny Machado continues to progress toward returning to the field by the end of the month. His bat is heating up … now. Relegated to DH duty to start the season, Machado is riding a team-best eight-game hitting streak into Monday’s game in Milwaukee, the first of a three-game set. First pitch is at 4:40 p.m. Machado is hitting .333/.371/.546 during his hitting streak. He has two homers in that stretch, both in Los Angeles. The effort has lifted his season line to .254/.329/.

Here is the Brewers lineup: Padres RHP Joe Musgrove He walked three batters in his last start and has just one quality start in three trips to the mound. Musgrove’s strikeout rate is down from 24.3 percent in 2023 to 19.8 percent, the lowest of his career. He has a 4.04 ERA in 49 career innings against the Brewers, including throwing eight shutout innings of one-hit ball in a win in 2022. Musgrove did not face the Brewers last year.

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