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MILWAUKEE — MacKenzie Gore continued to be what the Padres have believed he is, and Jake Cronenworth had the kind of day that hinted he might be too.

MILWAUKEE — Joe Musgrove warmed up as the ballpark full of Midwesterners sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and then the “Beer Barrel Polka” in the middle of the seventh inning Friday night at American Family Field.

In manager Oliver Marmol’s perfect world, left-hander Packy Naughton and Andre Pallante, the relievers who were the first two hurlers for the Cardinals in Monday afternoon’s “bullpen game,” would have pitched the first six innings. The final three would belong to late-inning stalwarts Giovanny Gallegos, Genesis Cabrera and Ryan Helsley.

It seems the Padres' penchant for living a baseball life with win-loss margins as thin as Rodeo Drive packing tissue owns a fresh and fitting color.

Pham was’t amused by Pederson’s jokes.

Amazing.

This is the most ridiculous baseball story and we love it.

SAN DIEGO — Joe Musgrove walked to the mound Saturday night with the NL’s leading hitter nursing a balky elbow on the bench and just one hitter in his lineup with a batting average better than .235.

The Giants outfielder offered some background into his ordeal with the Reds outfielder.