It was the bounce back performance the Friar Faithful wanted to see from the San Diego Padres. After scoring just one run in the opening game of the series against the San Francisco Giants, the Padres erupted for seven runs on 12 hits and beat the Giants 7-0 at Petco Park on Friday night.

As good as the offense was for San Diego, the story of the game was the pitching. The Padres needed just three pitchers to complete the game, and the trio allowed just two hits. Bradgley Rodriguez opened the game and pitched a hitless first inning and recorded two strikeouts. Yuki Matsui followed in the top of the second and the left-hander held San…

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