Padres drop second straight to Astros

Padres fail to hold lead, drop second in a row to Astros

HOUSTON — The Padres are hardly the Padres, and it caught up to them Saturday. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado lifted them. Michael King got them as far as he could before making a bad pitch. The bullpen, the…

Padres drop second straight to Astros

HOUSTON — The Padres are dwindling. That doesn’t necessarily portend impending doom. But it means the difficulty inherent in a long season that they knew was coming has quickly crept up on them and smacked them upside the head. On a day yet another outfielder went on the injured list, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado lifted the Padres to a lead. Michael King got them as far as he could before making a bad pitch. One of the sturdiest reliever…

Padres drop 2nd straight close game in Houston

Leadoff walks are bad. Every pitching coach will tell you that. It’s a message I’m sure Ruben Niebla will be reiterating after leadoff walks cost his staff in a 3-2 loss to the Astros in Houston on Saturday night. The Padres built a 2-0 lead on the strength of a monstrous solo home run from Fernando Tatis Jr. and an...