The Padres suffered a brutal loss today with the relentless Oakland lineup pushing all the way to our Cory Spangenberg. Before Spangy on the mound the Padres starting pitching and subsequent relief work was torn up a little.
Joey Lucchesi did not have a welcome return to Petco, lasting a mere 1 2/3rd inning, giving up 4 earned runs, 2 of them home runs. Despite notching 3 strikeouts in his short outing with a scoreless 1st inning, Joey managed to hit a batter, walk two, and allow two home runs in the following inning.