Guardians grab big lead, hold on vs. Padres

David Fry capped a five-run first inning with a three-run homer off Ryan Weathers and the visiting Cleveland Guardians held on to defeat the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Thursday night.

The Padres countered with Manny Machado's three-run homer off Logan Allen in the bottom of the first but failed to capitalize on a series of opportunities to pull even or take the lead.

Machado struck out with the bases loaded and two outs in