Padres thump Reds 12-5 to break out of skid
Juan Soto belted a tiebreaking three-run home run and Manny Machado drilled a pair of homers as the visiting San Diego Padres snapped a season-long, six-game skid with a 12-5 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Veteran right-hander Michael Wacha (8-2) returned from a one-start absence, allowing just one run on five hits over five innings on his 32nd birthday.
Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-4 and drove in three for t