Manny Machado Getting The Day Off On Friday
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is getting the day off on Friday as the team faces Chris Flexen and the Seattle Mariners. Ha-Seong Kim is getting the start at third base and batting eighth in the game. Machado has gone 0-for-8 over his last two games and is slashing just .200/.300/.433 throughout the month of May. Despite the recent struggles, there's a lot to like about Machado's peripherals this year. His 53.8% hard-hit rate and 93.2 mph average exit velocity are career-best marks. He also has a career-best 12.9% walk rate this year. He's currently being held back by an abnormally low 11.5% HR/FB rate, down from 20.5% last year and 16.8% the year before. Expect to see better things ahead from the Padres slugger.
Source: Jeff Sanders
Source: Jeff Sanders
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