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Machado took Orioles reliever Albert Suárez deep in the ninth inning to close out a five-homer afternoon for the Padres that included blasts by Jackson Merrill, Samad Taylor, Gavin Sheets and Rodolfo Durán. The 33-year-old veteran third baseman has hit a bit of a rough patch lately, batting .196 (9-for-46) with two homers and five RBI since the start of June.

Vásquez got off to a rocky start when he coughed up a pair of runs in the first inning, including a solo shot to Pete Alonso. However, he managed to settle in and keep Baltimore off the scoreboard into the middle innings to pick up his sixth win of the season. He struck out five and only issued two walks. He’ll face the Rangers in a road matchup on Friday his next time out.

With the Padres up 9-3 and two outs and none on in the ninth, Marinaccio sent his first pitch at Henderson’s rib cage. Xander Bogaerts had been hit in the head earlier, and this appeared to be the Padres’ second attempt at revenge, directed at Henderson, after Bradgley Rodriguez missed twice with inside pitches in Henderson’s previous at-bat.

Bogaerts was able to shake it off initially after getting hit by a 94-mph fastball, but Sung-Mon Song then replaced him at shortstop. He’s likely day-to-day.

The textbook definition of a modern-era journeyman, Solak gets the call to join San Diego’s bench mix with Miguel Andjuar hitting the injured list with a hamstring strain. The 31-year-old offers plenty of defensive versatility, but he’s appeared in just 41 games between three different organizations at the big-league level since 2022.

So much for avoiding the injured list after an extended layoff. Andjuar finally winds up hitting the shelf after suffering a hamstring injury last weekend that kept him out of San Diego’s lineup for five consecutive contests. He’s unlikely to require a lengthy absence, but there isn’t an official timeline from the Padres yet.

Andujar was able to pinch-hit on Wednesday against the Reds, but was held out of the lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Orioles. He’s missed five straight games due to a lingering hamstring issue, but it doesn’t sound like a trip to the injured list is in the cards. It’ll be Will Wagner taking another turn at DH in his absence.

Sheets got the Padres on the board first with an RBI double off of Shane Baz in the top half of the first. He then capped off the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single in the fifth. The 30-year-old is now hitting .230/.317/.449 with 10 homers, 29 RBI and three stolen bases in 221 plate appearances on the season.

Canning also issued five walks on the evening while striking out six. The Orioles got to him early in this one, as Samuel Basallo blasted a two-run homer as part of a three-run first inning. They added another pair in the second before Gunnar Henderson swatted a solo homer in the fourth. Canning generated eight swings and misses on 93 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 32 percent. He now sports an unsightly 7.17 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and a 39/22 K/BB ratio over 37 2/3 innings in eight starts with the Padres this season. He’ll try once again to earn his first victory when he takes on the Cardinals in St. Louis on Wednesday.

Johnson is a somewhat surprising DFA choice considering he’s been on the roster since the start of the season, but the 30-year-old is hitting .178/.229/.222 in 49 plate appearances. He’s added speed (five stolen bases) and defense, but little with the bat. The Padres will see if they can get him through waivers.