Never underestimate a team on a losing streak, that’s what I always say. The Padres were on quite a lengthy home losing streak going into this series, and it seemed almost inevitable that they would pick up at least one win this weekend, to spite us personally.
That is exactly what they did, unfortunately. Shaun Anderson had been averaging about four earned runs per game and had really been saved by the Giants offense going nuclear. Both teams have very good bullpens, so if the Giants were hoping to have any kind of a shot in this game, it was going to have to be done against starting pitcher Cal Quantrill.