The Braves’ early season funk continued in San Diego on Thursday night as the club fell to the Padres, 12-1.
In what has become a frustrating theme during the first week of the season, Charlie Morton struggled in the early innings and allowed three runs to score in the first. With the bases loaded and two outs, Eric Hosmer blooped a ball into center field to plate two. Wil Myers then singled to make it 3-0.
Morton’s struggles continued in the second as C.J. Abrams led the inning with a homer, followed by back-to-back-to-back two-out hits to push the deficit to 5-0.