Jackson Merrill broke out of a slump with two home runs off All-Star Zack Wheeler as the Padres won their second straight game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Manny Machado hits a solo home run to right field to extend the Padres' lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the 8th inning

Machado went 3 for 5 with a home run in Monday's loss and his fourth-inning single was his 2,000th career hit. He already has more games played (899 to 860) and home runs (182 to 162) with the Padres than he did with the Baltimore Orioles. Soon he'll have more hits as well (977 to 951). Here is Machado's 2,000th hit:

Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

Star break, Manny Machado still has not taken a game off this year. He has had a handful of “half-days” off. Thursday’s series finale will be one of those days as Machado will serve as the DH for the 6:40 p.

After lining a first-inning single for his 1,999th hit, he produced a 109 mph ground ball in the fourth to capture a piece of history.

According to Padres broadcaster Mark Grant, as well as many fans, there's no debating the third base spot for the All-Star Game.

All-Star reliever Jason Adam got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and San Diego's bullpen threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Friday night.