Acuña Jr. returned for two consecutive days and Olsen combined with the Warriors to regain their dominance in 2023

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the ground for the second day in a row, and Matt Olson is closing in on a franchise-time record with a hot May performance — and the Warriors are returning to their 2023 style as they beat the Padres 7-1 at Chuist Park on Saturday afternoon.

Acuña continued his frenzied comeback, returning with a home run on Friday and a two-point run in six innings on Saturday. "The energy of the 2023 Nations League MVP is being re-injected into the line," the on-site commentator lamented. The legendary outfielder was out of the field for nearly a year after hitting an unprecedented 40 home runs and 70 steals last year with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Olson hit an interim substitute starter Sean Reynolds in the third inning — who was scheduled to start Michael King who withdrew due to a stiff right shoulder — and fired a two-point lead, with eight of the 12 hits this month coming in May, behind Shohei Ohtani (10 hits) and Tyler Ward (nine hits). In the 2023 season, the first baseman just set a single-season record in team history with 54 hits and 139 RBIs.

With the twin stars shining, the Warriors have won 12 of their last 15 games, and the lead in the Eastern Conference of the National League has extended to 4.5 games. When asked if he remembered last year's dominating performance, Acuña laughed: "That's the norm in Warriors baseball, we just need to stay healthy. "