Machado ejected Padres blow 4run lead lose 86 to Dbacks

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado thought he had called time as the pitch clock wound down to eight seconds. Plate umpire Ron Kulpa thought otherwise and called an automatic strike three to end the first inning. The San Diego Padres’ star slugger argued, said something that Kulpa didn’t like and was ejected. That was merely the biggest drama of the day for the Padres, who blew a four-run lead and lost 8-6 to the Arizona Diamondbacks after the bullpen melted down while trying to preserve Yu Darvish’s decent season debut. José Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the…