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• Padres' Eric Hosmer: Keeps racking up hits

  5D ago •

  Hosmer went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in an 11-6 win over the Braves on Friday. The veteran first baseman knocked in a pair of runs with a fifth-inning single, and he scored in each of the seventh and ninth innings. This was the second straight three-hit game and third consecutive multi-hit performance for Hosmer, who has gone 8-for-14 with a homer and five RBI during the hot stretch. He leads the league with a .377 average on the season, just ahead of teammate Manny Machado's .371 mark.

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• Padres' Eric Hosmer: Three hits including homer

  8D ago •

  Hosmer went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI in the loss to the Cubs on Wednesday. Hosmer singled and drove in a run in the first inning and then launched a solo homer off Mychal Givens in the seventh frame. He later added another single. The long ball was Hosmer's fourth of the season and first since April 30. The first baseman also put together his second straight multi-hit effort and his season slash line now sits at .367/.434/.550, with all three figures career bests. In what has been a resurgent season for Hosmer, he has four homers, 21 RBI and 13 runs over 109 at-bats in 30 games.

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• Padres' Eric Hosmer: Reaches five times in doubleheader

  14D ago •

  Hosmer went 2-for-6 with three walks, a double, three RBI and a run during Wednesday's doubleheader split versus Cleveland. Hosmer was particularly productive in Game 1 of the twin bill, when he reached base four times and drove in a pair. The veteran extended his on-base streak to nine games in the second contest, and he is slashing .414/.564/.759 with three homers, 12 RBI and seven runs over that stretch. Hosmer leads MLB with a .378 average and .457 on-base percentage this season.

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• Padres' Eric Hosmer: Slugs third homer in loss

  18D ago •

  Hosmer went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's loss to the Pirates. The Padres were held scoreless through three innings before Hosmer delivered a three-run shot in the fourth to give his team a brief lead. The long ball was his third in the past five games after he failed to go deep through his first 15 contests of the campaign. The power surge has added value to an already impressive season for Hosmer -- he leads MLB with a .389 average and is tied for third with 28 hits.

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• Padres' Eric Hosmer: Goes yard in win

  22D ago •

  Hosmer went 2-for-2 with a solo homer, two walks and two RBI in Wednesday's victory over the Reds. The first baseman continued his hot start to the season Wednesday, notching an RBI single in the fifth inning before launching his second homer of the campaign off Alexis Diaz in the eighth. Hosmer has now homered in consecutive contests and produced multiple hits in five of his last seven games. He has an eye-popping .410/.463/.607 slash on the season with eight extra-base hits and 10 RBI in 61 at-bats.

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