{"id":391867,"date":"2026-07-09T10:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/391867\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:40:16","slug":"padres-pregame-a-day-off-for-manny-machado-toe-samad-taylor-lands-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/391867\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres pregame: A day off for Manny Machado (toe), Samad Taylor lands on injured list"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Padres will be without Manny Machado for at least the start of Wednesday\u2019s game. Samad Taylor will miss quite a bit more time than that.<\/p>\n

A day after fouling a ball off his left toe, Machado is out of the lineup for the 7:10 p.m. start on ESPN. Taylor, meantime, has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain and replaced on the roster by veteran switch-hitter Luis Rengifo.<\/p>\n

Taylor exited Tuesday\u2019s game after an awkward swing. He was hoping the injury was minor enough to avoid the injured list but the team made the transaction shortly after the end of clubhouse availability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s really nothing I can do to go back and change it,\u201d said Taylor, who noted he\u2019s dealt with obliques in the past. \u201cI\u2019ve done all my prep, done everything I need to do to take care of my body and there\u2019s things that happen that are out of your control. This is one of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust get back to my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Machado, on the other hand, remained in the game after fouling a ball off his toe in the third inning and collapsing in pain at the plate. He remained there for several minutes while a trainer tended to him and ultimately remained in the game. But Machado did not move well on the bases later in the game and was limping after the game in the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

Padres manager Craig Stammen said imaging on the toe was negative but he had not spoken with Machado about his status off the bench Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, just a day off,\u201d Stammen said. \u201cI was going to give him a day off here this week at some point. Today just made a lot of sense. .. He\u2019s definitely sore, couldn\u2019t run nearly as well last night, but you know, kind of almost like a scheduled day off for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

With an open spot on the 40-man roster, Rengifo\u2019s contract was selected from Triple-A El Paso a little more than a week after signing a minor league deal with the Padres. He had two homers and a .320\/.370\/.560 batting line in six games while playing second and third base with El Paso, but played 10 games in the outfield as recently as last year with the Angels and is a .246\/.305\/.372 hitter across parts of eight seasons in the majors.<\/p>\n

The Brewers released Rengifo late last month after he hit .205\/.280\/.254 over 57 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying with El Paso (getting) my timing back and just feel my rhythm,\u201d Rengifo said. \u201cIt feels really good to come back here with these guys. It\u2019s a great organization. Just move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rengifo was not in Wednesday\u2019s lineup as Sung-Mun Song got the start at third base in place of Machado. Song (.607 OPS) is batting ninth, behind Jase Bowen (.297 OPS), who was getting a rare start in left field and could see more action in the coming days without Taylor landing on the injured list.<\/p>\n

Here is how the Diamondbacks will line up for Game 3:<\/p>\n

Wednesday night lineup. pic.twitter.com\/gBWcUd82r9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Annie Heilbrunn contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday\u2019s pitching matchup<\/p>\n

D-backs RHP Jose Cabrera (0-1, 4.73 ERA)<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old rookie is making the fourth start of his career. He debuted with five shutout innings on June 21 before allowing seven runs over his next two starts (8\u2153 IP). Lefties have a .907 OPS off him and righties are faring well too with an .807 OPS. His four-seamer sits 93.4 mph and a high-80s cutter is the most-oft-used pitch from a six-pitch mix.<\/p>\n

Padres RHP Michael King (5-7, 3.52 ERA)<\/p>\n

He threw just 75 pitches in six quality innings on Friday against the Dodgers and had been in line to win before LHP Adri\u00e1n Morej\u00f3n gave up a grand slam after relieving King with two runners on. King threw six innings of two-run ball in a no-decision at the Diamondbacks in Arizona in late April.<\/p>\n

Here is how King has fared against current Diamondbacks:<\/p>\n

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Celebrating Trevor Hoffman’s Bobblehead Night! pic.twitter.com\/x5LSQbdZoM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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