Manny Machado, Joe Musgrove help Padres hand Reds 8th straight loss

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Tommy Pham hit a solo homer with two outs in the first inning Tuesday night, just as he did in Monday night's series opener between Cincinnati and San Diego.

And just like Monday night, the Padres answered with Austin Nola hitting a leadoff single and Manny Machado driving a two-run homer into the left-field seats.

That was a big boost for Joe Musgrove, who pitched effectively into the seventh inning to help the Padres win 6-2 and hand the beat-up Reds their eighth straight loss.

"It's starting to get to the point where we expect it out of him," Musgrove said of Machado. "He's such a good player. He prepares better than anybody I’ve played with. He’s built for those moments. I know that’s not a high-leverage pressure situation, but going down early, he waits till he gets his pitch and puts us right back in the lead is huge.

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San Diego Padres' Manny Machado watches his two-run home run hit during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Diego.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

"Manny’s a huge part of this offense and it feels like when he’s going, everybody’s going," said Musgrove, who has reached the sixth inning in each of his first three starts for the first time in his career.

The reeling Reds lost another player to injury when catcher Tyler Stephenson was knocked out of the game after a collision with Luke Voit in the first.

Voit slammed into Stephenson's head as he slid into the plate while trying to score from first on Jurickson Profar's double. Stephenson held onto the ball for the out but was on the ground for several minutes. He was