Brad Zunica homered five times inside the first six games of the season. Maybe a second homer in his last four games is a sign he’s heating up again.
The Padres’ first base prospect hit his seventh homer of the season Tuesday, leading Double-A Amarillo to a 9-4 win over visiting Midland.
Zunica also singled in a two-hit game that lifted his batting average to .215 and his OPS to .759. He was hitting .105/.224/.175 with 18 strikeouts in 17 games entering Tuesday.
Edward Olivares (.288) and Rodrigo Orozco (.