Another day at the office for Manny Machado, another home run, although this one was special. What seemed like just another home run in his career with the San Diego Padres turned

Before he went to the plate for his at-bat in the third inning, Machado had a discussion with veteran starting pitcher Yu Darvish. After the 8-1 win, Machado revealed his conversation with the Japanese star who might have helped the third baseman dig deep.

Padres grind out close win; reins are still on Yu Darvish; Ryan O’Hearn and Gavin Sheets continue to perform against left-handed pitching

Manny Machado stunned everyone with a home run in the third inning against the Giants. What many didn't know was that the batting tip came from his teammate, Yu Darvish.

San Diego Padres Manny Machado credits Yu Darvish for hitting tip in win vs. Giants as team trails NL West-leading Dodgers by one game.

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers clashed for a crucial National League West series with the series opener hosted at Petco Park on Friday.

The advice from Darvish worked, based on Machado's solo shot to make it 3-0, and notch his first home run since July 29th. He went 18 games without a home run, and slugged just .293 during that stretch with a .603 OPS.