The Padres spend some time in the Bay Area, taking on the Oakland Athletics for a two-game Fourth of July series. The first matchup today comes of the Padres’ day off on Tuesday, but the extra rest didn’t influence any positive results.
Clayton Richard took the mound today, but across 6 innings the Athletics took full advantage of his inability to find a comfortable spot in the strike zone. He walked 5 batters and allowed 6 hits, a home run, and somehow still only managed to give up a (high) total of 5 runs.