The timetable for Manny Machado's return to the San Diego Padres' starting lineup is unclear, and manager Mike Shildt said only that 'the next couple days will tell us' how long he'll need to recover.
Manny Machado is not in the San Diego Padres' lineup Friday for the second game of their four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The same hip injury that forced him to leave Wednesday's game in Anaheim against the Angels also limited him to one at-bat Thursday as a pinch hitter.
Officially, Machado is "day to day" with a mild or low-grade right hip flexor strain. It's an uncomfortable level of uncertainty for a team that has lost five consecutive games, and can't afford to lose the firepower of one of its best offensive players. Machado was batting .356 in 13 games prior to the fateful game Wednesday in Anaheim, with hits in all but one of those games.
The padres will start veteran utility player Donovan Solano in Machado's place on Friday. Manager Mike Shildt also has veteran Tyler Wade, a left-handed hitter, on the bench as a potential platoon partner with Solano in the meantime. Wade got the start at third base against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.It's a tough place to be in, both for Machado and the team.
. “He likes to play baseball. I love that about him. He likes to be in the lineup. He doesn’t like the IL, all the good things that we expected of a player, including Manny. But yesterday was a decision we had to make to kind of self-regulate him a little bit and make sure we didn’t get anything that was going to drag on or get worse.”J.P.
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