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Wow! Alonso and Gyorko played well on Sunday. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports I knew that the ball traveled better at Petco Park in the daytime, but the Padres put on an incredible offensive display today as they beat the Nationals by a score of 13-4. How well did San Diego’s hitters perform?  Here’s a quick rundown: Five of San Diego’s hitters logged two rbi’s (Jedd Gyorko, Everth Cabrera, Yonder Alonso, Will Venable and Kyle Blanks). Blanks, Venable and Alonso each hit one home run. Seven of the Padres’ 15 hits today were for extra bases. San Diego’s hitters went 6-15 with runners in scoring position. The Padres were an offensive force all afternoon long, and they were especially potent whenever the Nationals tried to crawl back into the game.  They extended a 3-2 lead to 7-2 in the fifth inning.  Then in the seventh, San Diego’s hitters stretched a 7-4 lead into a 12-4 lead to put the game entirely out of reach at that juncture.  Whenever Washington tried to chip away at the lead, San Diego just answered.  It was downright fun to watch. While the offense definitely found their collective groove, kudos must also go to Andrew “Grizzly Adams” Cashner for his work on the mound today.  Cashner had himself yet another solid outing as he worked 6.2 innings, struck out six hitters and gave up three runs. “Grizzly’s” only big mistake came when allowed one mistake pitch to Ryan Zimmerman for a two-run homer in the fourth inning. I tip my cap to the Padres for fighting back to salvage a series split after they lost the first two of their four-game set with the Nationals over the weekend.  Just like they rebounded in Baltimore after their tough series against Tampa Bay, the Padres are certainly not a team that will roll over if things do not go their way. With that in mind, I am definitely intrigued to see how well they will perform against an experienced team like St. Louis over the next three games.  As I alluded to last week, taking on talented teams like Washington, Baltimore and St. Louis will be a terrific litmus test for the young and developing Padres. I just hope that their hitters are ready for the Cardinals’ awesome starting staff.

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26 seconds away from being up 3-0. Whoops. Tough game to have to think about until Wednesday. But such is life. The Pens played a masterful 59 minutes. But with 26 seconds left they had a breakdown while on a powerplay, and Alfie tied it up. In the first OT Craig Anderson stole the show. ( Basically the whole game) In the second OT, the Senators stole the win on a Colin Greening goal. Sens win 2-1. Ugh.

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Jeimer Candelario MANDATORY CREDIT US PRESSWIRE Current Kane County Cougars 3B Jeimer Candelario is hungry for improvement. The Cubs signed Jeimer Candelario out of the Dominican Republic in 2011 for 1.6 MM dollars and ever since he has been impressing people all over the organization with his advanced approach from both sides of the plate, as he switch-hits. Today I was impressed with his awareness of the game and his situation. After the Cougars had a game taken right out of their paws on a 9th inning walkoff for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, Candelario took to Twitter to speak about the game. He was clearly upset, but decided to focus on the bright side: His batting average is on the rise after a slow start. Candelario’s season average is under .250 – but don’t let that fool you, the kid can hit. “I’m coming out of my slump. I’m going hard. Up to .248 now,” said Candelario. Far too often do young players fall into the psychosis of a slump and stop believing in themselves but confidence seems like it will not be a problem for Jeimer: “Coach told me ‘You’ll be in the MLB in two years. Don’t worry. You’ll be hitting fourth here until the season’s over.’” In fact, Candelario is so confident in his abilities that he’s set a goal for himself. “I want to be in the top 10 prospect list this year.” However, for that to happen, his power stroke has to develop a little more. “They asked me in an interview why I’m not hitting any homers. I told them I’m not worried about hitting homeruns, I’m just worried about my average. When I get up to maybe .285 I’ll start hitting those homeruns.” When told he was leading the league in doubles with 15, Candelario laughed.  The 19-year-old is one of the youngest players in the Midwestern League.

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