SAN DIEGO — A day after he saw nine consecutive four-seam fastballs during the San Diego Padres’ ninth loss in 10 games, Manny Machado did not want to rehash an unusual sequence against Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. The star third baseman opted instead to express confidence in his scuffling team before weighing in on the state of a sport inundated with advanced metrics.“I’ve noticed 15 years of a lot of fastballs,” Machado, 33, said Friday. “When I came up, it was 91, 92, 93 (mph) maybe. Now it’s just 101.“The game’s evolving, man. It’s definitely getting harder to play. It’s definitely getting more strategic,” Machado said. “I just wish we can get the analytics out of the way. I think there’s too many stats out there. Too many stats, way too many numbers. I don’t even know half of the stuff that goes up there. I look at the board sometimes, and I even ask some of the guys, like, ‘What is WCCVBB, whatever it is? What are these names that are being created?’ I mean, it’s just crazy to even keep up with.”Machado entered Friday’s series opener against the New York Mets with the National League’s lowest qualifying batting average (.174) and a team-high 10 home runs. The latest of those home runs came Thursday when, after twice striking out looking at a Wheeler fastball, Machado crushed an 0-2 four-seamer from the Phillies starter.