The San Diego Padres had the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Ty France was standing in the batter’s box after Xander Bogaerts battled through an at-bat to draw a walk. France has been one of the hottest hitters on the Padres roster in recent weeks, but he was unable to help his team and grounded out to second base to end the inning, stranding three runners, two of which were in scoring position. As hard as that was to watch for San Diego fans, the top of the second inning was worse. German Marquez allowed six runs in the inning and the Padres were playing catchup for the rest of the game. San Diego was unable to overcome the deficit, despite the efforts of Fernando Tatis Jr. who had three hits in the game, and took an 8-2 loss at Petco Park to open the three-game series with Chicago. The Padres will look to have better performances all around when they host the White Sox at 5:40 p.m.
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It is not wrong to say the Padres are holding their starting rotation together with gum and paperclips. Walker Buehler, German Marquez and Matt Waldron have each had moments of success but have lacked consistency. That type of play has fans clamoring for Griffin Canning and Lucas Giolito, two pitchers who have yet to take the mound for the Padres, but either one could immediately step in as the No. 3 starter behind Michael King and Randy Vasquez.
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Xander Bogaerts took a lot of criticism during his first seasons in San Diego and rightfully so. After signing a massive free-agent contract he failed to live up to the expectations of the fanbase. To his credit, Bogaerts took the criticism in stride, kept his head down and kept working. He is seeing that work payoff with his most impactful and consistent start as a Padre.
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