It marked the third straight day in which Dickerson himself extended the run -- although he waited until the eighth on Sunday and the ninth on Monday. The sixth-inning blast on Tuesday made Dickerson the fifth Padres rookie in history to homer in three straight games -- and the first since Will Venable in 2009.
Dickerson left little doubt on Tuesday, launching the ball 435 feet, according to Statcast™, into the second deck in right-center field. It came one day after he reached rare territory in Toronto, going to the fifth level in right field.
Statcast: Dickerson's two-run HR
SD@TOR: Statcast measures Alex Dickerson's 446-ft HR
Statcast measures the exit velocity, launch angle, projected hang time and projected distance of Alex Dickerson's two-run home run
Strangely enough, that big fly came 20 years to the day after Padres bench coach Mark McGwire also went to the top deck here -- and, like Dickerson, McGwire would homer the next day.
The Padres plan to give Dickerson an increase in playing time after they traded Melvin Upton Jr. to the Blue Jays on Tuesday afternoon.
• Padres trade Upton Jr. to Blue Jays for prospect
Thus far, he's rewarded their faith.
AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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