Xander Bogaerts misses a cycle by a single as the Padres roll past the Rockies 9-2

Xander Bogaerts lamented the single he couldn’t get to complete the cycle. He had two cracks at it and a tentative game plan if the ball went deep into the gap — he said he might have stopped at first. With the homer, triple and double out of the way early, the San Diego Padres shortstop struck out looking and then swinging in his bid to become the fourth Padres player to hit for a cycle.

Still, it was a memorable day for Bogaerts that started with a homer and an RBI triple in a seven-run second inning. He followed with a ground-rule double in the fourth.

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