SAN DIEGO — The improved San Diego Padres offense continued to do new things, but could not shake old habits.
Down big from the start, the Padres clawed and scraped and scratched back Thursday night but failed too much in the middle and faded in the end of an 8-6 loss to the Guardians at Petco Park.
The defeat kept the Padres from their first sweep of a three-game series this season and from getting back to .500 for the first time since May 11.