Padres’ Machado exits game vs. Royals after getting hit by pitch on left hand 

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado got here out of Monday evening’s sport in opposition to the Kansas City Royals two innings after he was hit on the left hand by a pitch from Brad Keller.

Machado was drilled with the bases loaded within the second to herald a run within the Padres’ 4-0 win that snapped a five-game shedding streak. He performed protection at third base within the high of the third however was changed by pinch-hitter Rougned Odor within the fourth.

Padres supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned X-rays had been unfavourable.

“There’s nothing broken in there. He got hit on the top of the hand. Might have gotten a nerve or something like that,” Melvin mentioned. “For him to come out of the game, it can’t feel too terribly good. He’s got quite the pain tolerance. We’ve got a lot of treatment. We’ll see how he is tomorrow.”