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With the offense looking for improved consistency and a stretch where the entire core is firing on all cylinders, Padres skipper Jayce Tingler has had to get aggressive when it comes to manufacturing runs so far in April.
The most obvious way he’s done so is through the stolen base department. San Diego leads all MLB teams with 32 steals on the year – far and away the tops in baseball. The Kansas City Royals rank second with 22 stolen bases as a team.
It’s not like the Padres are out here running with reckless abandon, either.