Those wondering how the Padres would respond to the 24 hours that preceded Wednesday night’s game against Seattle probably wouldn’t have predicted this:
Padres 14, Mariners 6.
They say laughter is the best medicine. Laughers, too.
The sideshow that has become the Padres’ season seemed to be in full bloom within minutes of taking the field at Petco Park.
Mariners center fielder Nori Aoki, the game’s first batter, fouled a ball into the upper deck that bounced off a seat and fell all the way back down to field level — in the back pack of a vendor.