SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres bounced back nicely after getting beaten up by the New York Mets in the opening game of a showdown between two of the National League's top teams.
Jake Cronenworth homered, doubled, singled and had five RBIs, and Sean Manaea pitched seven strong innings to beat former teammate Chris Bassitt in the Padres' 13-2 rout of the Mets on Wednesday night.
While the Mets still have the NL's best record at 38-21, the Padres gained some confidence in dominating New York in a 7-0 win Tuesday night and then scoring a season-high 13 runs Wednesday night.