It’s becoming a familiar story: the San Diego Padres bullpen gives up runs and either makes a game closer than it has to be, or causes the team to lose it altogether.
On Sunday it happened again, and the culprit was a familiar face.
Craig Stammen continued his rocky month by surrendering four runs on five hits, turning a then-tie with the Washington Nationals into a 5-2 defeat for the Padres.
Stammen (now 4-3) has two losses and a blown save across his last three outings. In June, he’s given up seven runs on nine hits in just three innings of work.