DENVER -- As San Diego exceeds early expectations in the opening weeks of the season, no player has done more to pace the Padres than the man at the top of the lineup, rookie center fielder Manuel Margot.
Margot entered play Wednesday hitting .343 (12-for-35) with three homers and seven runs in nine games. He doubled on the first pitch of the game against the Rockies, sparking a four-run rally and extending his hitting streak to six games. The hit also made him 5-for-7 with a walk in his first at-bats from the leadoff role this season.