SAN DIEGO — Blake Snell’s roll was slowed before he climbed the mound Friday. Outside of Manny Machado, Snell’s teammates, for all of A.J. Preller’s machinations, can’t seem to keep anything rolling.
Machado hit a two-run, game-tying double in the fifth inning, but the San Diego Padres managed just four hits, Snell stumbled less than 24 hours after escaping a traffic accident without injury and Josh Hader’s woes continued in a 6-3 loss to a Washington Nationals team that had been spiraling toward the worst season in franchise history.
Maybe not anymore.
