SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado homered twice to tie Nate Colbert for San Diego's career record with 163 and lead the Padres to a 5-1 win against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Machado had a solo shot in the first and then matched Colbert's record, which stood for 50 years, with an impressive drive into the second deck in left field leading off the eighth.
''It's a special accomplishment. Obviously it's an honor to be a part of it," Machado.
It was even better that it came in front of a sellout crowd of 42,595.
''Great. This is what I wanted, to do it in front of the home crowd," said Machado, who blew a bubble as he rounded second base and again as he approached the plate. ''They deserve it. Just do it at home, it makes it that much more special.''
Manager Mike Shildt called Machado's second shot ''a big boy home run."
Tying the franchise record is ''a big deal," Shildt said. "This franchise has been here a long time. It's a big accomplishment for Manny and we're proud of him and excited for him.''
Machado tied Colbert with 20 games to go in his sixth season in San Diego. Colbert hit 163 in six seasons with the Padres, from their expansion season of 1969 through 1974. He played for four other teams in his career and had 173 total homers.