Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis cleared the benches in the ninth inning ...

Sitting behind on an 0-2 count with a runner on first base, Machado was plunked for the second time in the contest—this time by Andre Granillo. Naturally, the third baseman was none too pleased and, ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The benches cleared in a Cardinals-Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches.

It seems like the Padres have a knack for cranking up the intensity in games and sparking some bench-clearing action.

The Royals and Guardians split a doubleheader while the Cardinals couldn’t find much offense in a loss to the Padres on ...