| 1 | San Diego Padres' Matt Kemp, center, crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run to drive in teammate Derek Norris, left, as home plate umpire Lance Barrett cleans off the plate against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Denver. |
| 2 | DENVER (AP) -- Matt Kemp has become the first San Diego Padres player to hit for the cycle, finishing off the feat Friday night with a triple in the ninth inning at Colorado. |
| 3 | Kemp had a two-run homer in the first, a single in the third and a double in the seventh. |
| 4 | His triple in the ninth went off the fence in center and he easily scampered into third for the first cycle of his career. |
| 5 | The Padres retrieved the historic baseball. |
| 6 | San Diego joined the majors for the 1969 season. |
| 7 | According to the Padres, there have been 361 times when a San Diego player has finished one hit shy of the cycle. |
| 8 | In addition, 258 times a player was a triple short. |
| 9 | The Padres, by the way, still have never pitched a no-hitter. |