Padres pound Mets, spoil Vargas’ 2018 debut

For one night at least, the Padres’ offensive struggles felt like ancient history. Christian Villanueva mashed the eighth homer of his rookie campaign. Franchy Cordero crushed the sixth of his — a 459-foot moonshot with the highest exit velocity ever recorded by a Padre. And five players tallied multiple hits — including three from Austin Hedges — as San Diego cruised to a 12-2 victory over the Mets Saturday night at Petco Park.