LOS ANGELES — The win total may not be where the San Diego Padres would like, though they have shown some power this season.
Baseball's top team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, got a firsthand look at that Friday, when the Padres hit three solo home runs in a 4-3 victory.
Manuel Margot homered twice and Jose Pirela hit a tiebreaking drive in the eighth to push San Diego's record to 51-64.
"We're probably too dependent on the home run over the course of the season," said Padres manager Andy Green. "We get a large percentage of our runs from the home run.