It was the Major League debut for Pat Murphy, who was named the interim manager before the contest. He took over for Dave Roberts, the interim manager on Monday.
This comes on the heels of Monday's dismissal of Bud Black, the Padres' skipper for eight-plus seasons.
Murphy, who managed the Padres' Triple-A affiliate for parts of the past three seasons, was encouraged with what he saw, and the Padres were upbeat on what they heard.
"He gave a good talk before the game," starter Andrew Cashner said. "It appears it's going to be a different approach going forward.