SAN DIEGO -- After all that, Javy Guerra got the baseball.
The Padres' rookie shortstop recorded his first big league hit on Saturday night in one the strangest fashions possible. With two outs in the bottom of the third inning, Guerra hit a three-hopper to Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus. In a rush to get the ball to first, Andrus charged and played it on a short hop.
The ball kicked away, and Guerra was safe at first. The Padres awaited the official scorer's ruling.