Yu Darvish recorded three strikeouts against the Houston Astros on Monday, adding onto a streak that has lasted through his days with the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.

By cutting nearly $90 million from their payroll, the Padres have positioned themselves for a potential Wild Card playoff spot.

The pitching matchup lived up to its billing. Fortunately for the Padres Manny Machado had seen enough. Machado turned on the first pitch he saw from Astros starter Framber Valdez, rocketing a 94 mile per hour sinker into the left field seats.