Framber Valdez made the pitch he wanted to throw. Manny Machado just got the best of him. That summed up a tight series and potential World Series preview.

Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-0.

Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres will take on Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET on SDPA. Machado had two hits in his previous game, going 2-for-4 with a double and

"To see him go about his business the way he’s doing, it’s just beautiful,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said of Machado.

We know Manny Machado has confidence and he displayed it again following the Padres series win over the Astros yesterday. “We’re going to see them again,” he told the media, which included Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

The San Diego Padres had plenty to be happy about thanks to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado’s epic night versus the Houston Astros. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease cruised into the ninth inning with some outstanding work.