The San Diego Padres used a home run from Manny Machado and 4 2/3 innings from starter Mike Clevinger in his 2022 debut in their 5-4 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

The Guardians came back to split the twin bill with a 6-5 win in 10 innings in the second game.

In the nightcap, Machado bashed a two-run homer in the third inning to extend the Padres' lead to 3-0.

Clevinger allowed three runs in his first appearance in almost two years. The right-hander allowed four hits and three walks. Clevinger, coming off Tommy John surgery, struck out four batters in his first start since Oct. 6, 2020. He threw 95 pitches, 54 for strikes.

The Guardians traded Clevinger to San Diego at the 2020 trade deadline for six players.

Cleveland rallied for two runs in the fifth inning to tie the score at 3-3.

Clevinger was sent to the showers after getting two outs but walking two batters in the fifth. Reliever Steven Wilson walked Owen Miller to load the bases, and Josh Naylor followed with a two-run single to right to tie the game. Wilson (3-0), who picked up the win, also walked Amed Rosario to again load the bases before striking out Andres Gimenez to end the threat.

San Diego answered in the top of the sixth to take a 5-3 lead. Austin Nola's double off reliever Enyel De Los Santos drove in Ha-Seong Kim, and Matt Beaty came home on a sacrifice fly by Jake Cronenworth.

Cleveland pulled within one in the bottom of the seventh when Rosario's fielder's choice grounder scored Miller.

Taylor Rogers earned his 10th save with a hitless ninth inning.

The Padres took a 3-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings.

Eric Hosmer drove in Cronenworth with a single to center in the first. Losing pitcher Zach Plesac (1-3) walked two batters in the first and it came back to haunt him.

Shoddy defense in the third extended the Guardians' deficit.

Cronenworth reached on a one-out error when first baseman Naylor dropped a throw from second baseman Gimenez. Machado followed with his fifth homer of the season, a line shot over the left-field wall, for a 3-0 advantage.

The Guardians got on the scoreboard in the third inning after catcher Luke Maile led off with a double. After an infield single by Richie Palacios, Steven Kwan drove in a run with a single to right, which made the score 3-1.

Plesac allowed five runs, four earned, five hits and four walks. He struck out four.

The Guardians are 0-9 this season when the other team scores first.

--Field Level Media