Manny Machado drove in three runs against Justin Verlander and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 on Thursday in a sloppy game. The Padres took three of four from the Giants and have won three straight going into a second straight weekend showdown against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manny Machado drove in three runs against Justin Verlander and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 in a sloppy game.

The Padres won a game and clinched a series and remained a game back in the National League West because they were the more tenacious, less sloppy team playing at Petco Park on Thursday afternoon. The latter would have been difficult to believe in the third inning,