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Trust the process: Machado and Merrill jolt Padres' slumping bats

BOSTON -- Nobody in the San Diego clubhouse preaches a process-oriented approach more than Manny Machado. Sure, the Padres had begun the season slowly on offense. But their at-bats were quality, Machado insisted. Their approach was the correct one. They were doing all the right things at the plate. Eventually,