SAN DIEGO — The Giants should have expected some regression after sweeping the Padres three times in the first half. They could not have expected this.
Journeyman Edwin Jackson took a no-hitter into the seventh in his first start for the Padres before giving up a three-run blast to Conor Gillaspie, but that was one of just two Giants hits in a 5-3 loss. After posting the best record in baseball before the All-Star break, the Giants got swept by a rebuilding team on their first weekend back in action.
Jackson, 32, was released by the Marlins last month after posting a 5.