Dylan Cease dominant as Padres hit 4 HRs, blank Astros

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Dylan Cease allowed just two hits in 8 1/3 innings on Wednesday and Manny Machado homered twice as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Houston Astros 4-0 to win a tight, well-played interleague series between playoff contenders.

Cease (14-11) mowed down the first 15 hitters he faced before Jason Heyward led off the sixth with a clean single to right. Cease retired the ne