SAN DIEGO -- Of all the distinctions Andrew Cashner could have hoped to hold this season for the Padres, being the Major League leader in losses on May 16 certainly wasn't one of them.
But if there's any semblance of solace, it's that Cashner has pitched better than his 1-7 record indicates, and his outing on Saturday night against the Nationals was yet another chapter in his season of hard knocks.
Cashner allowed three runs in the first inning, and four overall in six innings, as the Padres fell to the Nationals, 4-1, at Petco Park.