Good morning, The first two games of the series were like many seen in October, taut with tension and full of strategy and little moments that make a big difference. Last night’s game was simply the manifestation of a brilliant pitching matchup.

Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leadi

"To see him go about his business the way he’s doing, it’s just beautiful,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said of Machado.

There are mementos in the Hall of Fame from Dylan Cease’s no-hitter on July 25. The Padres presented him with a giant framed collage with a copy of the sports section and the scorecard from that day.

The Padres had all kinds of help through the National League on Tuesday. They just needed a bit more than Manny Machado’s dramatics. The Padres’ all-time home run leader launched a game-tying home run in the sixth inning after plate umpire Brennan Miller insisted he swing the bat,