The brief but statistically fascinating Milwaukee Brewers tenure of Nestor Cortes picked up an interesting grace note Aug. 18 when the now-San Diego Padres pitcher served up three homers in the first inning.

Cortes allowed home runs to San Francisco's Heliot Ramos and Rafael Devers — the first two batters of the game — then allowed a one-out, two-run homer to Wilmer Flores for a third longball in the frame. His only out in between: A groundout by former Brewers shortstop Willy Adames.

That put the Padres behind, 4-0, before even coming to the plate, though Cortes settled immediately and the Giants had to hold on for a 4-3 victory at Petco Park.

Brewers fans have seen something similar before. Cortes infamously allowed homers on his first three pitches against his former team, the Ne

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