Padres use HRs and good pitching to notch 5-2 victory over Marlins

The San Diego Padres were into the solo home runs today, with 3 of their 4 runs coming on them.

Franmil Reyes got them started with this line drive bullet in the 1st inning:

Quick maths:

In 2018, @La_Mole_13 hit his 16th home run in 77 games and 238 PA.
In 2019, @La_Mole_13 hit his 16th home run in 55 games and 191 PA.

That's what we call "getting even better." #FriarFaithful pic.twitter.com/oMDgR8pf0n— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 1, 2019

Hunter Renfroe added on to a 1-0 lead in the 4th inning with this one:

Finally, and before the Padres scored their first run the old-fashioned way, Ian Kinsler belted one to left field:

Joey Lucchesi picked up his first win since April 21, and continues to drop his ERA.