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SAN DIEGO (AP) —an Diego Padres a whole new dynamic.Machado got his first two hits with San Diego and Tatis almost got his first big league home run http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , settling for his first double and first run as the Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday night.Ian Kinsler homered for San Diego, which is 2-0 for the first time since 2011.The Padres came within three outs of their second straight shutout before Evan Longoria homered leading off the ninth against Phil Maton. Kirby Yates came on and earned his second straight save the hard way, loading the bases with one out before striking out Gerardo Parra and Brandon Belt.The 17 scoreless innings to start the season by San Diego are the most in team history, topping the 14 to open the 2008 season. Left-hander Joey Lucchesi (1-0) allowed three hits in 5 1/3 innings, struck out seven and walked one.Machado went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in his Padres debut on Thursday. He struck out in his first two at-bats Friday night before lining a single to left off Derek Holland in the fifth. That advanced Wil Myers, who scored on Franmil Reyes‘ sacrifice fly to make it 4-0. Machado singled again in the seventh off Mark Melancon.“Feels great, get it over with,” Machado said. “Even better with that W. It was a good day all around.”Manager Andy Green said Machado might have been over-aggressive on opening day.“I saw more enthusiasm out of Manny when Fernando gets hits than when he gets hits,” Green said. “He probably didn’t have the five at-bats he envisioned to start his Padres career, but after he struck out before the two hits he got, he was dancing in the dugout with Franmil between innings. He knows he’s good. He knows he’s fine. Good to get a couple of hits I’m sure but there was no panic there, no concern by anybody.”The signing of Machado to a $300 million Michael Wacha Jersey , 10-year contract early in spring training has energized a fan base desperate for a winning team. The Padres also promoted top prospect Tatis, who had two hits on opening day and just missed hitting his first home run when he doubled off the wall in center in the second Friday night to move Eric Hosmer to third. They both scored on Manuel Margot’s single. Tatis slid home and celebrated with Hosmer.“I show my emotions and that’s how I feel,” said Tatis, whose father played in the big leagues.Did he think his fly ball was gone? “No,” Tatis said. “I was just glad I was on base.”Machado has been impressed with Tatis.“He’s an athlete, plays the game the right way as well,” he said. “He brings a lot to this ballclub. We just need him to keep doing what he’s doing, and if he can do that we’re going to be a very good ballclub. He brings it every day. That’s what you need on your ballclub. Everybody else in here is feeding off of that energy and as a ballclub that’s what we need.”Kinsler homered leading off the third. He walked to begin the fourth and tried to score on Myer’s double to right but was thrown out, a call that was upheld after review.Holland (0-1) allowed three runs and four hits in four innings, struck out five and walked two.“There were just a couple pitches that got away,” Holland said. “You’ve got to give the credit to those guys. I made some good pitches on a few guys. The one Tatis hit off the wall, you’ve got to give the guy credit Ozzie Smith Jersey , he went out and got it. He’s a big league hitter. He’s up here for a reason.“He’s carrying himself very well,” Holland added. “Give the kid some credit. He came in opening day, did his thing. We’ve just got to keep doing what we can to figure him out right now. I don’t think any of us got to really see him in spring.”UP NEXTGiants: Dereck Rodriguez, who was 6-4 with a 2.81 ERA as a rookie in 2018, is scheduled to start Saturday night. He had a 1.29 ERA and 13 strikeouts in two starts against San Diego.Padres: LHP Nick Margevicius is scheduled to make his big league debut. The 22-year-old was 10-8 with a 3.60 ERA in 23 appearances in 2018, including 22 starts, between Low-A Fort Wayne and Single-A Lake Elsinore. HOUSTON (AP) — After losing three straight games following tough first innings by his starters, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch thought his team was in for another long night on Tuesday after Wade Miley allowed three runs in the first.But instead, Miley shook off his bad start to get on track and help the Astros end a three-game skid with a victory over the Minnesota Twins.Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and Alex Bregman added three RBIs in the 10-4 victory.The game was tied in the seventh when Trevor Hildenberger (2-1) allowed a single to Tyler White before issuing consecutive walks to Altuve and George Springer to load the bases with one out. Bregman’s sacrifice fly to right field put Houston up 5-4 and chased Hildenberger.Adalberto Mejia took over and the Astros added an insurance run on an RBI single by Michael Brantley. The Astros turned a close game into a rout with a four-run eighth highlighted by Altuve’s ninth home run this season. All the runs in that inning were unearned because of errors by shortstop Jorge Polanco and pitcher Tyler Duffey and a passed ball by Mitch Garver.Houston had been foiled by big first innings in a three-game losing streak with its starters allowing a combined 10 runs in the opening frame. The first-inning trouble continued on Tuesday when Eddie Rosario hit a three-run homer off Miley with one out in the inning.But Miley didn’t let the game snowball after that, settling down to retire 17 of the next 18, including 15 straight after a double by Jonathan Schoop to start the second inning that gave the Astros a chance to get back in it.“Feel a little snake bitten in the first inning,” Hinch said. “But we’re never out of it Albert Pujols Jersey , obviously, and we came on pretty strong at the end of the game especially once they came back and tied the game. But let’s hope the first-inning issues end tomorrow.”Miley, who was the first left-handed starter the Twins have faced this season, yielded three hits and three runs while striking out seven in six innings for his 21st straight start where he allowed three earned runs or fewer.“He did a really nice job. He moved the ball around. He kept us off-balance,” Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. “After putting together a nice first inning and jumping ahead, I think he looked like he felt pretty good out there with what he was doing.”Hector Rondon (2-0) allowed three hits and a run in the seventh for the win.Miley, who is in his first season in Houston, said that Springer told him in spring training that if he could keep it close when he pitches that the offense would always give the team a chance to win. And the lefty remembered those words after the first on Tuesday night.“My job was just to try and keep it right there and we did,” he said. “We bounced back, put some runs together, put some big innings together and blew it up in the end. That’s what this team is capable of.”Minnesota starter Michael Pineda allowed eight hits and four runs in 5 1/3 innings as the Twins saw a four-game winning streak end.The Astros cut the lead to 3-1 in the third on an RBI single by Springer.Houston trailed by two with one out in the fifth when Springer hit a run-scoring double on a grounder down the left field line to get the Astros within 3-2. There were two outs when Bregman’s single to left scored two to put the Astros on top 4-3.Houston’s pitchers had sat down 17 straight Twins when Schoop doubled off Rondon with two outs in the seventh. Max Kepler followed with an RBI single that tied it at 4-4. Byron Buxton singled and stole second base, but Brantley made a leaping catch near the wall in left field to grab a ball hit by Garver to end the inning.SLUGGING ALTUVEAltuve leads the team and is tied for second in the American League in homers. He hit just 13 last season and his career-high is 24 which he hit in both 2016 and 2017. The 2017 AL MVP isn’t sure where his unprecedented power surge to start the season has come from.“I don’t know http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey ,” he said. “I’m a little scared about it … it’s not me.”The 5-foot-6 Altuve, whose home run landed on the train tracks atop left field, shook his head when asked about how far that homer traveled on Tuesday night.“That’s all I have,” he said smiling. “Don’t expect any more than that.”UP NEXTTwins: RHP Kohl Stewart is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Rochester to start the finale on Wednesday. Stewart, who is from Houston, was the fourth overall pick in the 2013 draft.Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (3-0, 3.00 ERA) will start for Houston on Wednesday. Verlander allowed three hits and one run in seven innings of a 7-2 win over the Rangers in his last start.