The boos were not thunderous. More like a sporadic sprinkling.
But they are getting louder and raining down earlier.
There is displeasure at Petco Park — in May, for a team that on Saturday fell to .500 for just the third time this season and first time in almost a month.
At least it means something is expected of the Padres.
Unless they can find some more reliable starting pitching and the bullpen regains its strength and Wil Myers stops striking out and Austin Hedges starts hitting even just a little bit, and at least until Fernando Tatis Jr.