The San Diego Padres tied an NL Record today as they homered in their 25th straight game.

The Padres are only the fifth team in Major League history to do so, and they are two games shy of tying the all-time record set by Texas in 2002. During the run, 10 Friars have left the yard.

“It’s nice to see everybody contribute,” said Padres manager Andy Green. “It’s nice to get Adam Rosales in the game and see him swing the bat like that. It’s nice to see Brett Wallace get into the mix. He’s been through a rough stretch, and now he’s coming back. It’s great to see.”

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“Our chase percentages are down outside the strike zone,” he said. “We’re forcing guys into the zone more often. We’re walking more than we were early in the season, kind of making our offense turn over more.

“Those things, you can control. Hitting the ball out of the ballpark 25 straight days — it’s a borderline fluke. It’s just one of those things that happens. We don’t think too much about it.”

The Padres would be one of the last teams I would expect to set this record. Since they entered the Majors in 1969, they have hit the second fewest home runs, 5771 (including Wednesday afternoon). The Royals are last at 5698. Part of that is the park; both the old Jack Murphy Stadium and current Petco Park are not conducive to the long ball. So I’m very surprised and impressed that the hitters are putting on this kind of show.

The Padres hit much better since June 1, a after their owner blasted them for their poor start. Sometimes a good tongue lashing works.