The San Diego Padres are finally on the board in 2016.
Jon Jay hit an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning during Friday's game against the Colorado Rockies, ending San Diego's scoreless streak of 30 innings to begin the season, an MLB record, per ESPN Stats & Info.
That was the first of a six-run inning for the Padres.
The Padres' rough start was not only evident at the plate but also on the mound.
The Los Angeles Dodgers swept them at Petco Park, and San Diego allowed 25 runs in those three games. The Padres only mustered 11 hits. Through four innings Friday, San Diego had recorded nine hits.
Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune thinks it's time for the Padres to focus on more important things:
Sports on Earth felt it was appropriate to celebrate a monumental occasion at Coors Field:
While the Padres pitching staff has not been up to par, the biggest problem for San Diego was the lack of production it was getting from the No. 2 through 4 hitters in the lineup. Those who started in those slots batted a combined 5-for-33 against the Dodgers. Star slugger Matt Kemp recorded two of those hits in the series finale Wednesday but went 2-for-10 overall.
It took three-plus games for the Padres offense to finally come to life, but it wasn't due to a shortage of talent. San Diego has talent in the middle of the lineup with Kemp and Wil Myers, and Jay has had a solid start to the season at the top of the order.
San Diego has plenty of time to turn it around, but now the test will be sustaining consistent offensive success.
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