LOS ANGELES — Manny Machado expressed utter shock when reporters approached him in the wake of the San Diego Padres’ weekend sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
To him — and, he believes, to the rest of his clubhouse — it was just one game and one series in the midst of many, in no way indicative of any gap that exists between the two division rivals.
“Keep playing baseball,” Machado said, speaking after the Padres’ 4-0 loss at…