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Manny Machado Joins Two Other Sluggers in Rare History After Home Run on Tuesday

The San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park as Manny Machado hit a historic home run.

Brady Farkas

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) singles against the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning at Petco Park on Sept 7.
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) singles against the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning at Petco Park on Sept 7. / Chadd Cady-Imagn Images
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The San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The game had major playoff implications for both teams, as San Diego is now 82-64 and a 0.5 game up in the battle for the top wild card spot in the National League.

Seattle fell to 73-72. They remained 4.5 games back in the American League West but dropped to 4.0 back in the wild card.

Manny Machado had a huge day for the Padres in the win, going 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. The home run was his 26th of the season. It also was the 164th of his Padres career, which makes him the all-time home run leader in franchise history.

Not only was the blast historic on that front, it also paired Machado with Mike Trout and Giancarlo Stanton in some history among current players.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Manny Machado now has 164 HR with the Padres, passing Nate Colbert for most in franchise history

only other active players who are a franchise's all-time HR leader:
Mike Trout, Angels
Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins

Machado is hitting .276 this season with the 26 bombs and 94 RBI. The 32-year-old is a driving force in the middle of the Padres order. He's now in his 13th major league season - and sixth in San Diego.

The Padres will play the Mariners again on Wednesday night with first pitch coming at 9:40 p.m. ET. Right-hander Michael King (SD) will pitch against youngster Bryan Woo (SEA).

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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