Right-hander Blake Snell allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings and Manny Machado drove in both runs with a first-inning homer and a bases-loaded walk as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting New York Mets 2-0 Friday night.
Snell, Pierce Johnson and Mark Melancon combined on a three-hit shutout. Snell (2-2), who walked one and struck out 10, retired the first 14 Mets he faced and didn’t allow a hit until Francisco Lindor opened the seventh with a line-drive single to right — advancing to third when the ball skipped off the glove of Padres left fielder Tommy Pham for a two-base error.
7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 10 Ks.
A nasty bumpday for @snellzilla4. pic.twitter.com/EQ66dbMdoV
— MLB (@MLB) June 5, 2021
But Lindor never moved off th…
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