SAN DIEGO — When Jake Cronenworth is flourishing, he transports the Padres to a place that usually results in a victory. He carried them there on Saturday, as his two home runs led to a 10-3 win over the Brewers.
Petco Park turned into the “Crone Zone,” a welcome sight for the Padres after they had dropped the first two games of the series against Milwaukee, as well as four of their past five contests.
For Cronenworth, it was the first multihomer game of his career, as he went 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBIs on the day.
Cronenworth put the Padres ahead in the fifth inning with his first two-run homer. Then in the seventh, he put the game away with another two-run shot that came with a raised fist as he rounded the bases.
