The Padres struck out the fifth most of all teams in the month of May, scored a terrible 99 runs and had the fifth least walks in May. May was not a good month to be a Padres hitter.
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June, however, has seen a completely different Padres offense come to work at 19 Tony Gwynn Drive. June, while only 19 days in, has so far seen the Padres already nearly equal their output in May by scoring 97 runs, which leads the NL in June. With 8 games still to play, the outlook for this being a much more prodigious month for the Friars is rosy.