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Savage

In the daily Padres hitters meeting known as “Ball Talk,” coaches made a big deal yesterday morning about an at-bat by Laureano in Tuesday’s second inning.

Not even a couple hours later, Laureano went out and put together another tone-setting plate appearance in the second inning.

Among his three hits yesterday was a two-run homer in the fifth inning that gave the Padres a 10-0 lead. He also scored their final run after a single in the seventh.

But his day began by being the straw that stirred the second inning again.

On Tuesday, he led off the second inning with a single on the ninth pitch he saw from Robbie Ray and scored when Jose Iglesias homered on the next pitch.

“He’s really in the middle of everything,” Shildt said Tuesday night.

Yesterday, his 10-pitch walk against Kai-Wei Teng loaded the bases with one out immediately before a single by Cronenworth drove in the first of what would be seven runs by the time the inning was finished.

“He’s up there trying to freaking kill the ball, and also while having great zone discipline,” Cronenworth said.

Laureano is batting .333 (15-for-45) with a 1.000 OPS with the Padres.

His OPS is the second-highest ever in a player’s first 12 games with the Padres after being acquired via a July trade. Only Milton Bradley’s 1.042 OPS over his first 12 games in 2007 was higher.

“He’s just a savage,” said Ryan O’Hearn, who came to the Padres in the same trade as Laureano. “Just gets in there and gets after it. Not afraid of anybody. … He’s just a hard-nosed, tough player. He’s really talented on top of that.”

Laureano has scored (nine) or driven in (10) nearly a third of the Padres’ 64 runs this month.

Said Manny Machado: “He’s had really good at-bats, some big hits for us

12 comments

  5. I said this two weeks ago when we signed him:

    As an A’s/ Padres fan, Ramon Laureano is a straight G, he will make us better and is the ultimate team player.

    Am I wrong????!!!!!!

  9. Honestly, if it were not for the Brewers, this is easily the best and most balanced team in MLB. I think on paper they are better, but that don’t count.

  10. And we have him for next year at 6 million. We will have the best outfield in baseball the rest of this year and all of next. Thank you AJ

  11. As a scorned A’s fans (FJF). I can tell you first hand that “Laser” Ramon is a killer. When the A’s had something to fight for and compete, Ramon locked in at another level. Im so happy to see him find that competitive juice again.

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