SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres third baseman Manny Machado tried a hidden-ball trick against the Boston Red Sox and it ended up costing San Diego at least one run Saturday.
With Jarren Duran on third base and one out in the third inning, Machado still had the ball after Alex Bregman was caught in a rundown on the previous play. With reliever Wandy Peralta on the rubber, Machado tagged Duran near the bag.
Duran pointed to the mound and third base umpire Scott Barry called a balk, scoring Duran to give Boston a 2-1 lead. Trevor Story moved from second to third.
By rule, the pitcher cannot be on the rubber for a hidden-ball trick to be legal. If another player tags a runner while the pitcher is standing on or straddling the rubber, it's a balk.
“I thought it was a great baseball play. I’ll take some responsibility,” San Diego manager Mike Shildt said. “We want to work on everything that can possibly happen in spring training. It’s my miss that we didn’t. You just can’t be on the rubber when that happens. But Manny’s IQ shows up again. Just something we didn’t work on. He was on the rubber. But he had him.”
Masataka Yoshida then hit a grounder to bring in Story and make it 3-1. The Padres pulled to 3-2 in the bottom of the inning and went ahead 4-3 in the fifth.
San Diego won 5-4 in 10 innings when Ramón Laureano singled in former Red Sox star Xander Bogaerts from second with no outs.
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Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman, left, heads to third base on his way to scoring from second base off an RBI single by Jarren Duran as San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado runs during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace moved up to fourth place in the Premier League after defender Marc Guehi scored late in a 2-1 win at Fulham on Sunday.
Guehi headed in the winner off a corner in the 87th minute to put Palace in the Champions League spots. Palace overtook Everton and Chelsea and is four points behind third-placed Aston Villa.
“I’ll have to ask if we get a bonus if we are fourth in December, I don’t think so," said Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner.
The visitors opened the scoring with Eddie Nketiah's goal in the 20th before Harry Wilson equalized for Fulham in the 38th.
It was the second league win in a row for Palace and the second straight defeat for Fulham, which stayed in 15th place.
Fulham had a goal disallowed in the second half after a video review.
The Premier League title race was blown open on Saturday after Villa struck in stoppage time to beat Arsenal 2-1, cutting the Gunners’ lead to just two points after second-placed Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0.
Liverpool’s troubled title defense stumbled again when it dropped more points at Leeds.
Georginio Rutter scored his first goal of the Premier League season in stoppage time and Brighton salvaged a 1-1 home draw against West Ham.
Rutter found a gap between West Ham defenders to grab the equalizer with a shot from close range one minute into second-half added time. The goal was confirmed following a video review for a possible handball by the player in the buildup.
“He deserved it and we are quite happy that he is now on the sheet which will give him a boost for the next game," Brighton coach Fabian Hurzeler said. “Overall, it was a disappointing result. We wanted more but didn’t deserve more, especially after the first-half performance."
Jarrod Bowen had put the visitors ahead with an angled shot in the 73rd.
It was the second straight league match without a win for Brighton, which is in seventh place.
West Ham, winless in its last four league games, stayed 18th and inside the relegation zone.
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Crystal Palace's Chrisantus Uche celebrates after the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, in London, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, in London, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Maxence Lacroix, left, and Fulham's Raul Jimenez battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, in London, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Eddie Nketiah, second left, scores his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, in London, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Eddie Nketiah, second left, scores his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, in London, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Brighton and Hove Albion's Georginio Rutter, centre, celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United, in Brighton, England, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Brighton and Hove Albion's Georginio Rutter celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United, in Brighton, England, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
