San Diego Padres' Phil Nevin, left, slides safely into second base for a double past Cincinnati Reds shortstop Juan Castro in the third inning Friday in Cincinnati. Nevin scored later in the inning on a Ben Davis double. These days, a typical Padres game is as predictable as San Diego's weather. Clouds pass quickly.
Sunshine is inevitable.
The Padres score a lot of runs, collect the final out, then gather near the mound to slap hands. It's a rolling beach party. Last night, the Padres went into Cincinnati's waterfront ballpark, pounded out four runs before the Reds batted, then doubled that total before the seventh inning. They slapped hands after the 11-5 victory before 24,630. The win was No. 6 in the past eight games.