The Padres’ everyday shortstop still has not been cleared to swing a bat. Their third baseman spent Monday on the training table hoping his sprained left ankle would not send him to the injured list. The guys left in the lineup spent a good chunk of the afternoon explaining how they could continue to survive without their most feared hitters.
“It’s tough to be those two guys,” Jake Cronenworth said, “but the guys who’ve stepped up in those roles have done a great job for us.”
There were a few of those guys Monday.
