SAN DIEGO -- On nights like these, it's easy to dream on Wil Myers again.

At his best, Myers is a dazzling ballplayer with a unique combination of speed, athleticism and all-fields power. It was back on display Saturday night in the Padres' 3-0 victory over the Rockies. Myers was rock-solid in the outfield and went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an opposite-field home run to put San Diego ahead.

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Afterward, Myers and the Padres were left grappling with the same question they’ve struggled to answer for the past five years: How do they get this version of Myers more frequently? Myers was candid as ever in response.

“I'm really good,” he started. Then, he paused and laughed, as if to emphasize that he meant no conceit.

“I'm a really good baseball player,” Myers continued. “I just have not been able to do it on a consistent basis. That's obviously frustrating for me. It's frustrating for the Padres, and it's frustrating for fans at times.

“I've just got to find a way to bring that out more often. It's been a long road, but I've just got to keep grinding.”

In year five with the Padres -- and with three years remaining on his contract -- Myers’ tenure has never been defined by nights like these. It’s been defined by the injuries and inconsistencies that have prevented these nights from happening more frequently.

Myers is hitting just .237/.321/.419, and he was relegated to a bench role for a month or two in the middle of the season. A year ago, Myers played only 83 games as he missed time with four injuries.

But his recent performance has again begun to spark some optimism. Myers is riding a seven-game hitting streak, during which he’s batting .526 with three homers. Saturday night was arguably his best all-around performance of the season.

“It was vintage Wil Myers tonight,” said manager Andy Green.

Through four innings, Padres left-hander Joey Lucchesi and Rockies right-hander Jeff Hoffman matched zeros. Myers broke the deadlock leading off the bottom of the fifth.

Hoffman grooved a knee-high fastball, and Myers did what he tends to do when he's feeling good at the plate: He went to the opposite field with authority. His 17th home run of the season put the Padres on top.

That was enough offense for Lucchesi, who pitched six scoreless frames despite a career-high five walks. Manny Machado tacked on a two-run shot in the sixth, and Kirby Yates became the first pitcher to reach 40 saves this season with a 1-2-3 ninth.

The win snapped the Padres’ four-game losing streak. And, more than anything else, it offered yet another reminder of Myers’ tantalizing ceiling.

“We’ve known for a long time what he’s capable of doing,” Green said. “He’s had some really, really special games here. Those games haven’t been forgotten. This was a really good game. We’d love for him to be right in the middle of everything we do.”

There’s still a chance he could be. The long-term outfield is far from settled in San Diego. Myers is owed $67.5 million over the next three seasons, meaning it’s in the club’s best interest for him to establish himself as the offensive force they hoped for when he signed his extension.

But it’ll take more than one big night for Myers to cement himself as a long-term solution. The Padres have seen this before, after all. They’d just like to see it with a bit more regularity.