Padres keep the boat afloat

The San Diego Padres finished their fifth week of the season with a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants after being swept in three games by the Tampa Bay Rays. Their lowest point of this young season was concluded when first baseman Luis Arraez and left fielder Jason Heyward both returned from the IL and led the team to increased offensive production and two consecutive wins. The activation of Arraez and Heyward prompted the team to DFA Yuli Gurriel and place Mason McCoy on the IL with a left pinky sprain.

A.J.’s miscalculation

The Padres designation of Gurriel brings the biggest mistake of General Manager A.J. Preller’s early season to a close. The 40 year-old Gurriel had a great…