San Diego Padres superstar Manny Machado rips into a St. Louis Cardinals coach, benches clear once again, and some major trade deadline updates are given.

Manny Machado lost his cool and blasted the umpire after being hit twice in the Padres' 3-1 win over the Cardinals.

Manny Machado conectó dos hits y fue golpeado con dos lanzamientos en la victoria el sábado 3-1 de los Padres ante Cardenales luego de ambos

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The San Diego Padres started their current road trip versus the Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals with a lead over the San Francisco Giants and Cardinals in the Wild Card race. In fact, on July 21 they were 3.5 games up on the Giants, Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds.

Cardinals hit 3 home runs, including a pair of 3-run homers off Yu Darvish in the second inning to win high-scoring series opener

Cease’s name has come up in trade rumors, largely because he’s in his final year under contract and is making nearly $14 million. Theoretically, the Padres could trade Cease for controllable pieces, while freeing up money to spend elsewhere on the roster.