Padres Notes: Back in Business, Time for a Break, Batten's Hot Bat

The Padres finished the first half of the season Sunday afternoon with a 6-2 win over the New York Mets, winning the series and entering the All-Star Break after a 6-2 start to July.

Machado has been dominant, with two home runs Sunday and a .391 batting average over the last seven days. The Padres offense had 9 hits Sunday, their second time doing so in the series.

In other news, Jake Cronenworth is excited for a break from baseball, Matthew Batten was over the moon after hitting his first major-league homer and an MLB Insider still believes that San Diego could part ways with some of their stars before the trade deadline.

Check out the rest of today's headlines here!

Insider Believes Friars Will Eventually Trade Big Name Stars at Deadline

Long Time Minor Leaguer Matthew Batten Reacts to First MLB Home Run

Jake Cronenworth Looking Forward to Much Needed Time Away from the Team

Bob Melvin Reacts to Blake Snell's Latest Dominant Start

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