PEORIA, Ariz. -- Right-hander Brandon Maurer missed his second consecutive day of workouts on Sunday because of a bout with the flu, and the Padres will likely be forced to skip his next start as a result.
Maurer was feeling better on Sunday but team doctors advised him to go home to avoid spreading the bug. He began to feel sick on Friday before his start against the Giants, but he pitched anyway and gave up 10 runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Maurer, who spent all of 2015 as a reliever, is fighting for one of two available spots at the back end of the rotation.