The Padres were hoping Franchy Cordero wouldn’t need more than a few games to regain his timing. They might be right.
The 24-year-old outfielder hit a grand slam and doubled in a three-hit effort in his second rehab game at Triple-A El Paso, who scored a record-breaking 24-4 rout of visiting Tacoma on Saturday night.
Rehabbing a right elbow sprain, Cordero drove in five runs, scored twice and struck out once in seven plate appearances. He was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts on Friday.
Luis Urias (1.203 OPS) also hit his 14th homer in a four-hit game, Francisco Mejia (1.