MILWAUKEE (AP) — Manny Machado homered and Ryan Bergert combined with five relievers on a four-hitter as the San Diego Padres edged the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Sunday.
The victory enabled the Padres to win the series in Milwaukee before they return home to face the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time this season.
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Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin (21) tags out San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill at third base during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Freddy Peralta looks on as he walks to the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich looks on after striking out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
San Diego Padres' Manny Machado rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
San Diego Padres' Manny Machado gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Machado greeted Rob Zastryzny (1-1) by connecting on a 3-2 pitch and delivering a 425-foot drive over the wall in left-center field for his third homer in his last four games.
It was the first run Zastryzny has allowed in 10 appearances this year.
Yuki Matsui (1-1) earned the win after pitching two-thirds of an inning in relief of Ryan Bergert, who worked 5 1/3 innings in his second career start.
Robert Suarez allowed a two-out single to Joey Ortiz before retiring Brice Turang on a pop to short to earn his MLB-leading 21st save in 23 opportunities.
Milwaukee left 10 men on base over the last five innings.
Neither team got a hit through the first 4½ innings as Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta and Bergert were both outstanding. Milwaukee’s first hit was a one-out single by Rhys Hoskins in the fifth. The Padres broke through on Tyler Wade’s leadoff single in the sixth.
The Brewers had runners on the corners with one out in the fifth, but Jake Bauers struck out and Caleb Durbin grounded out to third. Milwaukee loaded the bases on three walks in the sixth before Matsui struck out Sal Frelick to end the threat. The Brewers had men on first and second with one out in the seventh, but Ortiz hit into a fielder's choice and Turang lined out. Jason Adam struck out Andruw Monasterio to strand runners on third and second in the eighth.
San Diego's last seven games have been decided by a total of eight runs.
The Padres' series opener with the Dodgers on Monday is a matchup of right-handers, with Nick Pivetta (6-2, 3.16 ERA) pitching for San Diego and Dustin May (3-4, 4.09 ERA) starting for Los Angeles.
The Brewers begin a three-game home series with Atlanta. Right-hander Aaron Civale (1-1, 5.19) pitches for the Brewers on Monday, while the Braves start left-hander Chris Sale (3-4, 2.93).
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Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin (21) tags out San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill at third base during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Freddy Peralta looks on as he walks to the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich looks on after striking out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
San Diego Padres' Manny Machado rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
San Diego Padres' Manny Machado gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
SAN FRANCISCO & JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 12, 2026--
Abridge, the leading enterprise-grade AI for clinical conversations, is collaborating with Availity, the nation’s largest real-time health information network, to launch a first-of-its kind prior authorization experience. The engagement uses cutting-edge technology grounded in the clinician-patient conversation to facilitate a more efficient process between clinicians and health plans in medical necessity review.
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Rather than creating parallel AI systems across healthcare stakeholders, Abridge and Availity are working together to ensure shared clinical context at the point of conversation powers administrative processes, such as prior authorization review and submission, improving outcomes for patients and the teams delivering care.
This collaboration unites two trusted and scaled organizations: combining Abridge’s enterprise-grade AI platform, serving over 200 health systems and projected to support over 80 million patient-clinician conversations in 2026, with Availity’s next-generation, FHIR-native Intelligent Utilization Management solution, which helps payers and providers digitize and operationalize coverage requirements within administrative workflows.
Availity’s FHIR-native APIs enable fast, scalable, and secure connectivity of payer information across the entire healthcare ecosystem. With Abridge’s Contextual Reasoning Engine technology, clinicians can gain visibility into relevant clinical information during the conversation to support documentation aligned with prior authorization requirements.
“At Availity, we’ve invested in building AI-powered, FHIR-native APIs designed to bring clinical policy logic directly into provider workflows,” said Russ Thomas, CEO of Availity. “By embedding our technology at the point of conversation, we’re enabling faster, more transparent utilization management decisions rooted in clinical context. We’re excited to collaborate with Abridge and to demonstrate what’s possible when payer intelligence meets real-time provider workflows.”
The development of real-time prior authorization is just a component of a broader revenue cycle collaboration that is focused on applying real-time conversational intelligence across the patient, provider, and payer experiences. The companies intend to support integration by collaborating on workflow alignment between their respective platforms in the following areas:
“Abridge and Availity are each bringing national scale, deep trust, and a track record of solving important challenges across the care and claims experience to this partnership,” said Dr. Shiv Rao, CEO and Co-Founder of Abridge. “We’re building real-time bridges between patients, providers, and payers, unlocking shared understanding, focused at the point of conversation.”
About Availity
Availity empowers payers and providers to deliver transformative patient experiences by enabling the seamless exchange of clinical, administrative, and financial information. As the nation's largest real-time health information network, Availity develops intelligent, automated, and interoperable solutions that foster collaboration and shared value across the healthcare ecosystem. With connections to over 95% of payers, more than 3 million providers, and over 2,000 trading partners, Availity provides mission-critical connectivity to drive the future of healthcare innovation. For more information, including an online demonstration, please visit www.availity.com or call 1.800.AVAILITY (282.4548). Follow us on LinkedIn.
About Abridge
Abridge was founded in 2018 to power deeper understanding in healthcare. Abridge is now trusted by more than 200 of the largest and most complex health systems in the U.S. The enterprise-grade AI platform transforms medical conversations into clinically useful and billable documentation at the point of care, reducing administrative burden and clinician burnout while improving patient experience. With deep EHR integration, support for 28+ languages, and 50+ specialties, Abridge is used across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, emergency department, and inpatient.
Abridge’s enterprise-grade AI platform is purpose-built for healthcare. Supported by Linked Evidence, Abridge is the only solution that maps AI-generated summaries to source data, helping clinicians quickly trust and verify the output. As a pioneer in generative AI for healthcare, Abridge is setting the industry standard for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems.
Abridge was awarded Best in KLAS 2025 for Ambient AI in addition to other accolades, including Forbes 2025 AI 50 List, TIME Best Inventions of 2024, and Fortune’s 2024 AI 50 Innovators.
Abridge and Availity Collaborate to Redefine Payer-Provider Synergy at the Point of Conversation
Abridge and Availity Collaborate to Redefine Payer-Provider Synergy at the Point of Conversation
