CINCINNATI — The Padres offense continued to fatten up on mediocre major league pitching, stringing together hits for another big inning and holding off the Cincinnati Reds for an 8-5 victory Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. (Box score.)
There was drama at the end, as Taylor Rogers had to come in and throw one pitch for the final out, retiring Jake Fraley on a fly ball to right field with runners on first and second.
At the start, MacKenzie Gore continued to make the case that he is in the major leagues to stay — at least a little while longer.
