The Cleveland Guardians stumbled to start their road trip Tuesday night, dropping a 6-3 loss to the San Diego Padres after trailing in the first inning for the third time in four games.
The Guardians never had much of a chance, buried under a 4-0 deficit.
Starting pitcher Tanner Bibee struggled to command and locate his pitches against a patient Padres lineup. He walked Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto to open the game. Bibee managed to retire the next two batters, though the second out was a sac fly to score Soto. But then he hung a slider to Jake Cronenworth for a single and hung another slider to Gary Sanchez, who crushed a three-run homer to give the Padres their aforementioned 4-0 lead.