Craig Stammen chuckled at the question. The Padres’ 45-45 first half was their best start to a season in nearly a decade. Pinpointing where it all went wrong, how it all went south so quickly, is a heck of a lot more involved than any one shortcoming, the 35-year-old veteran pitcher said, let alone attributable to the one guy charged with answering for it all on a daily basis.
“We didn’t score as many runs as the other team — that’s the easiest answer I can give you,” Stammen said. “You have to hit and pitch better.