Texas held the lead entering the final innings. San Diego had other plans. Manny Machado's three-run homer to left center in the 10th inning turned a tied game into a 6-3 advantage, and Mason Miller closed it out as the Padres took the series opener, 6-4, on Saturday night in Arlington.
Machado was the story from start to finish. He went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, and 5 RBI — accounting for four of San Diego's six runs. Fernando Tatis crossed the plate three times. Samad Taylor, hitting .386 on the season, reached base and scored twice. Jackson Merrill added three hits and drove in the run that tied the game in the eighth.
San Diego struck first in the third when Machado doubled to center and Tatis scored. Texas answered in the sixth — Wyatt Langford doubled to left and Jung scored to tie it at 1-1. Jake Burger then put the Rangers in front with a two-run homer to right center in the seventh, a 408-foot shot that scored Jarred Kelenic and gave Texas a 3-1 lead. San Diego clawed back in the eighth: Tatis scored on a Machado groundout, then Taylor scored on a Merrill single to tie the game at 3-3. The game stayed there through nine. In the 10th, Machado homered to left center — 408 feet — with Tatis and Taylor aboard, and the Padres led 6-3. Langford's infield single scored Díaz in the bottom half, but it was not enough.
MacKenzie Gore gave Texas a quality start, allowing 1 run on 5 hits over 6.0 innings with 6 strikeouts and a 4.07 ERA. The bullpen could not hold the 3-1 lead. Joe Ross, in his first loss of the season, allowed 3 runs — 2 earned — on 2 hits in 1.0 inning. Walker Buehler went 5.1 innings for San Diego, allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 7 strikeouts, carrying a 3.96 ERA. Adrian Morejon earned his sixth win, striking out 5 in 2.0 scoreless innings. Miller recorded his 20th save, allowing 1 unearned run in the ninth.
San Diego fell to 38-36 after snapping a one-game winning streak. Texas moved to 36-39 with the loss after winning its previous game.