Manny Machado, Padres aim for series victory over Cards

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San Diego Padres star Manny Machado is looking more like his old self with each passing week.

Machado is 5-for-13 with two doubles, two homers, five RBIs and four runs in the first three games of the Padres' four-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals that concludes Thursday afternoon.San Diego won 7-4 on Monday and 7-5 on Tuesday before the Cardinals rallied for a 4-