Oakland dropped the series opener against San Diego tonight, falling by a final of 8-3 to the Padres in Bob Melvin’s first game back at the Coliseum since departing the A’s.
It was a tough start for Oakland all around tonight. On fireworks night at the Coliseum it was the Padres who had the explosions. A quick first out of the game was followed up immediately by a Fernando Tatis Jr. solo home run, quickly putting Athletics starter Sean Newcomb in an early deficit. He didn’t help himself after that with back-to-back walks, and the first one eventually came around to score on a wild pitch from the left-hander.