FRANCHY CORDERO HIT HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HOME RUN, AUSTIN HEDGES HAD THREE HITS AND THREE RBIS, AND THE SAN DIEGO PADRES BEAT THE CINCINNATI REDS 9-3 ON MONDAY NIGHT.
CORDERO, WHO DEBUTED IN THE MAJORS MAY 27, HIT AN OPPOSITE-FIELD SHOT DURING A SIX-RUN SURGE IN THE SECOND INNING THAT ALSO INCLUDED YANGERVIS SOLARTE'S SIXTH HOME RUN.
REDS PITCHER BRONSON ARROYO (3-5) HAD ALLOWED A MAJOR LEAGUE-HIGH 20 HOME RUNS ENTERING MONDAY AND BROUGHT IN A 6.25 ERA.ARROYO LASTED 4 2/3 INNINGS AND ALLOWED TWO HOMERS AND NINE RUNS. HIS 13 HITS GIVEN UP TIED A CAREER HIGH SET SEPT. 26, 2008, AT ST. LOUIS.
LUIS PERDOMO (1-3) WORKED 6 2/3 INNINGS FOR SAN DIEGO.