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Manny Machado turned 34 earlier this month. He fouled a ball off his left toe on Tuesday and was out of the lineup Wednesday.
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He’ll get four days off next week for the All-Star break, but the Padres are giving him a second day off his feet on Sunday as he’ll serve as the DH for a second straight game.
Sunday’s first pitch is at 1:10 p.m. on Padres.TV.
Machado (.700 OPS) will bat fourth, between shortstop Xander Bogaerts (.650 OPS) and Gavin Sheets (.754), who’ll get the start in left field as Fernando Tatis Jr. (.721 OPS) starts in right field and Jake Cronenworth (.553 OPS) starts at second base.
Sung-Mun Song (.605 OPS) will start at third base in place of Machado, whose .196 batting average is ranked third worst among MLB qualifiers.
Machado is hitting .262/.360/.579 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in his last 29 games.
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Luis Campusano had been slated to start, but he was scratched with abdominal soreness unrelated to his previous oblique injury.
Campusano is expected to be available off the bench.
Rodolfo Durán (.554 OPS) will start behind the plate.
Here is how the Blue Jays will line up for Game 3:
Sunday’s pitching matchup
Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (4-8, 4.32 ERA)
The 35-year-old has an 8.38 ERA over his last four starts, all losses for the Blue Jays. The former Giant has a 2.85 ERA in 47⅓ career innings against the Padres. He beat them with nine strikeouts over seven shutout innings last year in Toronto.
Here is how Gausman has fared against current Padres:
Padres RHP Germán Márquez (4-2, 5.02 ERA)
He has allowed three runs – two earned – in two appearances (8 IP) since returning from forearm nerve inflammation. Márquez’s only appearance against the Blue Jays was a win back in 2019 (7 IP, 2 ER).
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Here is how Marquez has fared against current Blue Jays:
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This story was originally published July 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM.