Padres’ Manny Machado leaves game; reason unclear

Padres third baseman Manny Machado left San Diego’s Monday game against the visiting Chicago Cubs after the sixth inning. The cause wasn’t immediately known. Machado grounded out to third to end the bottom of the sixth inning and didn’t return on defense for the seventh. He left the game with three hits, including two doubles, and three runs. San Diego’s training staff was shown rubbing Machado’s left calf on Padres TV. Ty France moved from first base to third, and Gavin Sheets was inserted at first to take Machado’s cleanup spot in the lineup. At the time of Machado’s departure, San Diego owned a 6-5 lead. In the past four games, including Monday, Machado went 8-for-18 (.444) with eight runs. He hit two homers and drove in five runs on Sunday in the Padres’ 12-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Mexico City.