San Diego Padres starter Griffin Canning walked the bases loaded and eventually walked in the first run of the game in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Thursday. Canning allowed three runs in the first and three more in the second before he was taken out of the game after just 1.2 innings of work. It was obvious from the start that Canning was going to struggle. Too many pitches were uncompetitive, and the near misses were not close enough to entice the Brewers batters to swing. When Canning was forced to put the ball over the plate Milwaukee took advantage and drove in runs. San Diego was down 6-0 after two innings and as exciting as the ninth inning that led to a Padres win was the night before, there was never a feeling San Diego had a chance in the 7-1 loss to Milwaukee. The feeling that the game was over before it started was not solely on Canning, although he was a big part of it, the lineup had a lot to do with it. The top three in the order, Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado combined to go 1-for-11 in the game. Tatis Jr. struck out in three of his five at-bats. The four through eight batters in the San Diego lineup combined to go 6-for-19 with Nick Castellanos leading the group and the team with two hits. The Padres bullpen performed well allowing just one run over the final 6.1 innings and they gave San Diego a chance to get back in the game, but the rally never came. The Padres are on the road in Seattle today to take on the Mariners at 6:40 p.m.
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Matt Waldron started the series against the Brewers on Tuesday but came out of the game after just 58 pitches due to ineffectiveness. He was given the opportunity to face Milwaukee for a second time in the series when he came out of the bullpen in the final game of the set. It is possible that was the final appearance for Waldron in a Padres uniform.
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The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-4 and earned their first series sweep of the season. Detroit manager A.J. Hinch was not there to see it after he was thrown out of the game for arguing a play at third base,
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