Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
Austin Hedges, Brett Wallace and Abraham Almonte continued their hot hitting Thursday night, leading Triple-A El Paso to a 10-4 win over Reno in a Pacific Coast League game at Southwest University Park.
A day after getting three hits and his first homer of the season, catcher Hedges was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and three RBIs to raise his batting average to .450.
Third baseman Wallace is 12-for-24 after eight games after going 2-for-3 with two runs. Center fielder Almonte (.