Padres hit 4 home runs to take series from Astros

In the process, San Diego kept pace with Arizona and Philadelphia and remained one game back of both in the National League Wild Card race. Here’s some instant reaction from Petco Park, where the Padres played one of their most complete games of the season:

Stars hitting like stars again

For the first 2 1/2 months of the season, the Padres had the worst offense in baseball. The solution was…