The San Diego Padres started and finished strong on their longest road trip of the season. Hitting and running as if the ground was burning their feet, the Padres concluded the 10-game, three-city trek Sunday with a 9-2 victory over the St.

Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis cleared the benches in the ninth inning in the Padres’ 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday night.

Key stat: The two stars of the Padres, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr., were a combined 17-of-33 in the series with Machado going 10-of-16 and Tatis Jr. 7-of-17.