The Latest Breaking News from Manny Machado

TORONTO — Manny Machado is so locked in he can beat a good pitcher on a good pitch with half a bat.

BALTIMORE — When Dean Kremer jogged out to the Camden Yards mound Wednesday, he did so just past the five-year anniversary of when the team he was about to face traded him to the Orioles.

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish climbed the mound on Friday some seven pounds lighter than his last start on June 21.

SAN DIEGO — Seth Lugo's phone rang more than few times over the offseason. The Mets were never on the other end of call, perhaps because they eyed much larger prizes to fill the vacancies left by Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Taijuan Walker than moving their longtime reliever into…

SAN DIEGO — The Padres found relief Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO — The Padres know they have been playing better in most games while falling further behind in the standings.

CINCINNATI — The Padres weren't done.

CINCINNATI — The Padres scored nine runs between the sixth and seventh innings and emphatically halted their longest losing streak of the season at six games with a 12-5 victory over the Reds on Saturday.

It's time to look at the big picture for the flailing, lost Padres. In a 162-game season, offensive slumps routinely amount to micro problems. They come. They go.