Official Site of the Padres · May 14, 2017
Hedges starting to raise profile with bat
Austin Hedges records his third RBI of the game on a solo home run to give the Padres a 4-2 lead in the top of the 5th inningHedges' three RBIs tied a career high. Among catchers, his eight homers top the majors, and his 20 RBIs were tied for second with the Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez entering Saturday.
"A pitcher makes a mistake, he's got the kind of power that can make somebody pay for it," Green said. "He's done that consistently for us. He's had really good at-bats lately, some balls that didn't go for hits."
Hedges has hit all of his home runs since April 15. After beginning the season in an 0-for-24 slump, he was batting .196 entering Saturday.