Pair of pinch-hit blows lift Padres over Royals
(MLB.com San Diego Padres)

The Padres called on Matt Szczur and Franchy Cordero in a pinch on Friday night. They delivered in a big way. Szczur launched a go-ahead blast to lead off the seventh inning, and Cordero smacked a two-run double in the eighth, sending the Padres to a 6-3 victory over the Royals and snapping their five-game skid.