{"id":412929,"date":"2026-07-26T15:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/412929\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:46:09","slug":"padres-pregame-another-dh-day-for-manny-machado-xander-bogaerts-sits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/412929\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres pregame: Another DH day for Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts sits"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Padres will get two veterans off their feet to close their 10-game road trip.<\/p>\n

Manny Machado will serve as the DH and Xander Bogaerts is out of the lineup entirely for Sunday\u2019s 10:40 a.m. start in Miami on Padres.TV.<\/p>\n

Buenos d\u00edas. pic.twitter.com\/5vv1iBaujj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Machado (.723 OPS) is serving as the DH for the second time in three days.<\/p>\n

He leads the team with 22 homers and has seen his batting average climb to .207, up from worst in the majors to eighth worst among qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Machado is hitting .280\/.375\/.547 with six homers for a .922 OPS In July.<\/p>\n

The day off for Bogaerts is his first since July 6. He is hitting .157\/.277\/.257 for a .534 OPS in July. It is the third straight month he\u2019s had an OPS under .600 after opening the season with a .784 OPS in March\/April.<\/p>\n

In Bogaerts\u2019 place, Sung-Mun Song (.616 OPS) will man shortstop and bat ninth. Song is hitting .231\/.318\/.359 for a .677 OPS in July.<\/p>\n

Fernando Tatis Jr. (.747 OPS) is back right field after a DH day and will lead off, followed by Jake Cronenworth (.599 OPS), Machado and first baseman Ty France (.885 OPS).<\/p>\n

Luis Rengifo (.508) will get the start at third base in place of Machado and bat sixth, followed by left fielder Gavin Sheets (.711 OPS) and catcher Luis Campusano (.900 OPS).<\/p>\n

The Padres (52-53) have won the first two games in Miami to pull to within three games of the NL\u2019s five wild-card spots. They do, however, have only four teams to overtake now after handing the Marlins (52-53) a franchise-record-tying 11th straight loss on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Padres playoff odds have crept up to 12.8%, according to Fangraphs.<\/p>\n

Here is how Miami will line up for the series finale:<\/p>\n

Teal Sunday Matinee.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Miami Marlins (@Marlins) July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Padres RHP Walker Buehler (6-5, 5.23 ERA)<\/p>\n

Allowing two runs in 5\u2154 innings in a win was an improvement after posting a 16.36 ERA over his three previous starts (11 IP). Buehler still walked five while scattering two hits. Buehler has a 3.86 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins, including five shutout innings in a win last year.<\/p>\n

Here is how Buehler has fared against current Marlins:<\/p>\n

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Marlins RHP Janson Junk (4-6, 5.09 ERA)<\/p>\n

He\u2019s got a 7.92 ERA over his last six starts. He has been better at home (4.36 ERA, 43\u2153 IP) than on the road so far (6.31 ERA, 25\u2154 IP), but he\u2019s allowing an .885 OPS against lefties compared to a .579 against righties. Junk will be making his first career appearance against the Padres.<\/p>\n

Four current Padres have history with Junk:<\/p>\n

INF Luis Rengifo (3-for-5, 2B, RBI, HBP)
\nC Freddy Fermin (0-for-2)
\n1B Ty France (0-for-2, K)
\n1B Gavin Sheets (1-for-2, 2B, K)<\/p>\n

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