SAN DIEGO -- For one night at least, the Padres' offensive struggles felt like ancient history.
Christian Villanueva mashed the eighth homer of his rookie campaign. Franchy Cordero crushed the sixth of his -- a 459-foot moonshot with the highest exit velocity ever recorded by a Padre. And five players tallied multiple hits -- including three from Austin Hedges -- as San Diego cruised to a 12-2 victory over the Mets Saturday night at Petco Park.
Villanueva and Cordero sit first and second, respectively, on the rookie home run leaderboard.