The San Diego Padres, losers of six of their last eight games, begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in the worst possible way—by facing reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner.
The game is tied 0-0 through three innings, and Bumgarner has been dominant so far.
At the start of the day, the Giants trail the Dodgers for first place in the NL West by one game, while the Padres currently sit in fourth place and are 5.5 games back. The Dodger lost to the Cubs 1-0 earlier Tuesday evening.
After a busy offseason that brought in the likes of Matt Kemp and Justin Upton, the Padres are 12th in the majors in runs scored but lead the league in managers used with three.
The Padres are 2-5 since firing former manager Bud Black. After Dave Roberts served as the interim manager for one game, Pat Murphy, who was the manager for the Padres’ AAA affiliate El Paso Chihuahuas, was chosen to finish out the season as the Padres’ manager.
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