Somewhere in the cosmos, the 1917 Cardinals gathered to pop a toast to Padres leadoff hitter Jon Jay, whose sixth-inning home run Tuesday ensured the Giants would not win three straight 1-0 games. Miller Huggins' Redbirds were the last to do it.
No, the Giants had to score multiple runs to win for the 12th time in their last 13 games and they did, beating San Diego 8-2 to improve to 8-0 against their division rival this season.
The final score was deceptive. The score was 3-1 until the Giants scored five in the eighth inning against left-handed releiver Keith Hessler.