MEXICO CITY -- This was anything but your typical Spring Training game. The music was pumping between innings with more energy, a large crowd was into the action and the Astros and Padres soaked in the vibrant atmosphere on Saturday night at Estadio Fray Nano.
The Astros beat the Padres, 11-1, in the first game of the Mexico City Series, but the opportunity to play a pair of exhibition games outside the Cactus League for the Padres and away from the Grapefruit League for the Astros provided a nice change of pace.
"When they told me I was going to Mexico, I was like, 'Yes!