SAN DIEGO -- For the past few seasons in San Diego, the focus has been on the future of the organization. As the Padres near the All-Star break and the youth movement in the rotation begins to take form, the future is slowly but surely becoming the present.
Joey Lucchesi hopes to be a part of that ever-promising future, and the rookie entered Wednesday's matchup against Kenta Maeda and the Dodgers hoping to finish his breakout first half on a high note, but he fell a little short as the Padres dropped the third game of this four-game series, 4-2.