Manny Machado wasted no time making history. With singles in his first two at-bats against the Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen, Machado reached 2,000 hits in his career.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado led off the fourth inning of Monday night's game against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a single for his 2,000th career hit. Machado slashed an 0-1 knuckle-curve from Zac Gallen into the hole between third and short.

Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

The team’s most dynamic player, Fernando Tatis Jr., had gone hitless in another loss that featured another underwhelming effort by the team’s offense. His body language suggested a mix of frustration and deflation, and this was nothing new.

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