Manny Machado homered for the second consecutive game, Joe Musgrove pitched into the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat Cincinnati 6-2 on Tuesday night to hand the beat-up Reds their eighth straight loss.
The Reds lost another player to injury when catcher Tyler Stephenson was knocked out of the game after a collision with Luke Voit in the first.
Voit slammed into Stephenson's head as he slid into the plate while trying to score from first on Jurickson Profar's double. Stephenson held onto the ball for the out but was on the ground for several minutes. He was able to walk to the dugout.
A Cincinnati Reds official examines catcher Tyler Stephenson, after he was injured tagging out San Diego Padres' Luke Voit at home during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)
Aramis Garcia moved from designated hitter to catcher, meaning the Reds lost their DH for the rest of the game.
The Padres extended their major league record with 13 consecutive errorless games to open a season.
Musgrove (2-0) held the Reds to two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
San Diego Padres' Manny Machado watches his two-run home run hit during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)
Cincinnati starter Reiver Sanmartin (0-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
The game started just like Monday night's did, with former Padres player Tommy Pham hitting a solo homer with two outs in the first inning.
And just like on Monday night, the Padres answered with Austin Nola hitting a leadoff single and Machado a two-run homer.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove works against a Cincinnati Reds batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)
After the collision at the plate, Eric Hosmer hit a two-out single to bring in Profar. The Padres added on with RBI doubles by Wil Myers and José Azocar in the fourth.
Kyle Farmer hit an RBI single for the Reds in the sixth. They chased Musgrove in the seventh on Joey Votto's leadoff single and Colin Moran's one-out walk.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Reiver Sanmartin works against a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Diego. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)
Reds: Placed 2B Jonathan India on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 16, and INF Mike Moustakas on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 18. Recalled OF TJ Friedl from Triple-A Louisville and selected the contract of INF/OF JT Riddle from Louisville.
UP NEXT
The series concludes Wednesday afternoon with Reds RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (0-2, 5.40 ERA) and Padres LHP MacKenzie Gore (0-0, 3.38) scheduled to start.
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