The Padres have spent so much of the first month of their season placing players on the injured list that Tuesday brought a welcome first: They brought a player back from that injured list. Two, in fact.

The Padres reached double-digits in hits on Tuesday, a first since Luis Arraez exited the April 20 game following a brutal collision at first base. The seven runs that the Padres scored in taking Game 1 against the Giants were two more than their previous five games combined,

The San Diego Padres are getting major reinforcements for Tuesday's series opener against the first place San Francisco Giants in a massive National League West showdown.