Jake Cronenworth swung from his heels, took two steps down the first base line and watched his sixth-inning, 414-foot blast sail over the wall in right-center, the Padres’ second home run in a 13-5 win over the Rockies on Tuesday afternoon.
The win was a reminder of what these Padres have been capable of all along even as they prepare to welcome so much more help for their playoff push.
Yu Darvish gutted through six quality innings and homers from Trent Grisham and Cronenworth powered a comeback as the Padres waded through a long day of baseball — on and off the field — with a 19-hit effort — their most this season at Petco Park — in the first game of a doubleheader.
