Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Two-run homer in victory
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Cronenworth hit a two-run home run Saturday in a Cactus League victory over the Brewers.
Cronenworth blasted a shot off Jake Cousins with a runner on in the fifth inning. It's the infielder's second homer of the spring season, and he's knocked in seven runs. On top of that production, Cronenworth has hit a commendable .412/.487/.735 in Arizona, and he looks like a strong candidate to bounce back from his disappointing 2022 campaign.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Reaches deal for 2023
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Cronenworth agreed to a one-year, $4.225 million contract with the Padres on Friday to avoid arbitration, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
It's the first year of arbitration eligibility for the 28-year-old, and he'll receive a massive raise from his pre-arbitration figures. Cronenworth had a .239/.332/.390 slash line with 17 home runs and 88 RBI in 158 games last season, and he's expected to begin 2023 as San Diego's primary first baseman.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Takes seat Tuesday
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Cronenworth is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.
Cronenworth started the past 32 contests and will head to the bench after he posted a .235/.299/.403 slash line with four home runs, 21 RBI and 14 runs during that stretch. He'll sit for the penultimate game of the regular season while Brandon Drury covers the keystone.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Lifts two-run blast
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Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Cronenworth has hit safely in six of the last seven games, going 7-for-26 (.269) with eight RBI in that span. His sixth-inning blast Saturday gave the Padres their first lead of the contest and was enough for them to earn the win. The second baseman is up to 17 homers, 85 RBI, 87 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .238/.333/.389 through 155 games.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Three RBI in win
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Cronenworth went 1-for-4 with a triple, three RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 13-6 win over Colorado.
Cronenworth hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning to put the Padres up 2-0 and later hit a two-run triple to put the Padres up 5-1. For the second game in a row, Cronenworth knocked in three runs, increasing his season-long total to 83. In 21 games this month, the 28-year-old is batting .215 with three homers, 16 RBI, 11 runs and one stolen base.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Registers steal in win
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Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cronenworth hit an RBI single, stole second and scored on a Jose Azocar single in the sixth inning. The steal was Cronenworth's third of the year and his first since Aug. 20. The second baseman has hit a bit of a slump, going 4-for-25 (.160) over his last six games, though he has a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in that span. For the year, he's at a .241/.335/.392 slash line with 16 homers, 74 RBI and 83 runs scored through 142 contests.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Homers in three-hit effort
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Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cronenworth has homered in consecutive contests, as it appears he's enjoyed facing Arizona pitching this week. His blast Wednesday gave the Padres a 3-2 lead in the second inning. The second baseman is up to 15 long balls this year, and he matched his career high with his 71st RBI of the season in this contest. He's added a .244/.342/.397 slash line, two stolen bases and 79 runs scored through 135 games.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: On bench Saturday
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Cronenworth isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Royals.
Cronenworth started the last three games and went 4-for-14 with a home run, a double, three RBI, two runs and six strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Brandon Drury mans second base and bats cleanup.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Two RBI in win
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Cronenworth went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Friday's win over Kansas City.
Cronenworth's solo shot came in the third inning as he went back-to-back with Wil Myers. He also knocked in Josh Bell on a single in the seventh. The home run gives the second baseman 13 on the year and four this month. Cronenworth extended his hit streak to three games after Friday's two-hit outing. He has gone 11-for-his-last-37, raising his batting average from .237 to .241 in the process.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Sits versus lefty
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Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Cronenworth will be one of two lefty-hitting regulars who will hit the bench for the series finale, as Trent Grisham is also sitting with southpaw Patrick Corbin taking the hill for Washington. Brandon Drury will fill in at second base for Cronenworth, who went 1-for-3 with a walk and his second stolen base of the season in Saturday's 2-1 win.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Launches grand slam in win
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Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the Marlins.
His first-inning blast off Pablo Lopez wound up being the game-deciding hit, although the Padres would go on to add plenty of insurance. Cronenworth appears to be heating up at the plate again, batting ,290 (9-for-31) over his last eight contests with a 5:3 BB:K, but the streaky super-utility player is still only slashing .239/.343/.387 through 117 games on the season with 12 homers, 63 RBI and 72 runs.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Sitting Thursday
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Cronenworth isn't starting Thursday against the Rockies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Cronenworth has been hot at the plate recently, going 7-for-15 with two homers, six RBI and four runs over the last five games. However, he'll get a breather while Brandon Drury starts at the keystone and bats fifth.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Reaches six times in twin bill
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Cronenworth went 3-for-6 with three walks and a two-run home run across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader against Colorado.
Much of Cronenworth's production game in Game 1, when he slugged a two-run homer and got on base four times. The infielder reached twice more in the nightcap to round out a big day at the plate. Cronenworth has reached base in nine straight contests and is slashing .276/.475/.379 with a 10:6 BB:K over that stretch.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Out of Saturday's lineup
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Cronenworth is not in Saturday's lineup against the Twins.
Ha-Seong Kim and CJ Abrams will man the middle infield. Cronenworth is hitting .190 with two home runs and zero steals in 84 at-bats this month.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Homers in three-hit effort
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Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Monday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.
Cronenworth had four hits in his last nine games to begin July, so this was an encouraging showing. He hadn't homered since June 20, picking up only three extra-base hits (all doubles) prior to his long ball Monday. The infielder is up to eight homers, 45 RBI, 54 runs scored and a stolen base while slashing .241/.334/.389 through 86 contests this year. Despite his recent batting struggles, Cronenworth has maintained a place in the upper third of the Padres' order.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Reaches base twice in loss
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Cronenworth went 1-for-2 with a base hit and a walk Monday in the Padres' 8-2 loss to the Mariners.
Cronenworth has most commonly hit out of the No. 2 spot in the order this season, but he's made six of his previous seven starts out of the three hole and looks to have settled into that position in the lineup for now. The 27-year-old has endured a bit of a rough patch over the past two weeks, having slashed .156/.269/.200 over his last 12 games. Cronenworth is still holding down a palatable .727 OPS for the season in spite of the slump and doesn't look to be in any danger of losing out on playing time.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Receives rare day off
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Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Cronenworth started the past 33 games and will head to the bench for only the second time all season. He has a 1.029 OPS through 22 games in June, though he's 0-for-9 with two runs over the past two contests. CJ Abrams will start at the keystone with Ha-Seong Kim manning shortstop.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Clubs homer, adds steal
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Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a stolen base and a walk in Monday's 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cronenworth tied the game at 1-1 in the first inning. In the third, he added a walk and his first stolen base of the year on his first attempt. The second baseman has hit safely in eight straight games, going 17-for-32 (.531) with a homer and six doubles in that span. The 28-year-old is slashing .259/.349/.422 with seven long balls, 41 RBI, 43 runs scored and 18 doubles through 68 contests overall. He hit third in Monday's contest with Manny Machado (ankle) out, but Cronenworth has typically batted second for much of June.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Third straight three-hit game
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Cronenworth went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI in the Padres' 19-5 win over the Cubs on Wednesday.
Cronenworth has been a terror for the Cubs in the first three games of the series in Chicago, recording exactly three hits in each contest. He entered the series maintaining a .221 batting average for the season, but his 9-for-14 start to the week has lifted that mark to .245. Cronenworth will be in the lineup again for Thursday's series finale, batting second and manning the keystone, according to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Tallies three hits Monday
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Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in Monday's win over the Cubs.
Cronenworth knocked in the Padres' first run with a single in the third inning, and he helped San Diego pull ahead in the eighth by scoring a run following a single. He finished with three hits for the second time in his past six games. Cronenworth is slashing .364/.440/.636 with a home run, three doubles, six runs and nine RBI over the six-game stretch.
