Padres struggle in loss to Athletics

Key Highlights

• Sheets was followed by Nick Castellanos who grounded into a fielder’s choice which resulted in Sheets being forced out at second.
• Sung-Mun Song then singled to push Castellanos to second base and both runners advanced on a wild pitch.
• Freddy Fermin grounded out to second base which allowed Castellanos to score and moved Song to third.
• Mason McCoy walked to put runners at the corners, but the inning came to a close when Jake Cronenworth flied out to left field, making the score 7-1 after five innings. The Padres were able to add a second run in the bottom of the ninth inning when Jase Bowen hit a leadoff home run to center field to make the score, 7-2.
• San Diego was unable to add any additional runs, and the Padres dropped their second game in a row. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMichael King started on the mound for San Diego and had a rough outing.