If you’ve ever had an accident with a power tool, you might not have enough fingers to count all of the Padres’ runs today, because they plated a whopping ten runners to beat the Cubs. Three Friars went yard today, and four others had extra base hits. It wasn’t all sunshine and roses, as the pitching staff gave up six runs, but with bats on fire like that, who needs pitching?
While the big hits were the core of the game, the Padres opened up with some classic small ball. Manuel Margot led off the game with a single, and moved to second on a ground out.