Machado passes González for Petco Park HR lead in sweep of Angels

Machado’s go-ahead blast within the sixth inning of the Padres’ 5-3 victory over the Angels on Wednesday night time moved him into sole possession of first place on the house run leaderboard on the downtown San Diego ballpark, which opened in 2004.

It was Machado’s 66th dwelling run at Petco Park, passing the mark set by González, who launched 57 of these as a Padre from 2006-10, then eight extra within the following seasons with the Dodgers.

González and Machado inform a narrative of two distinctly totally different eras of San Diego baseball. The Padres couldn’t lengthen González and ended up buying and selling him to Boston earlier than the 2011 season. A dozen years later, with Machado a yr away from a participant choice that may’ve taken him to free company, the Padres prolonged him for 11 years and $350 million.

“I’m going to be here for a while,” Machado mentioned lately after he tied González. “So, hopefully, I can add some more.”

Wil Myers sits an in depth third on that record with 64 homers. Hunter Renfroe, who homered for the Angels at Petco Park this week, is in fourth place with 46 — more likely to be surpassed imminently by Fernando Tatis Jr., in fifth with 44.