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Padres Notes: Craig Stammen Leaves Team, Fernando Tatis Home Run Drought, Manny Machado Update
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Padres Notes: Craig Stammen Leaves Team, Fernando Tatis Home Run Drought, Manny Machado Update

San Diego Padres On SI·Gabe Smallson·about 1 month ago
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The San Diego Padres lost to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, on Tuesday evening and fell to 19-10 on the year. Superstar Manny Machado took the day off to rest his leg while Jake Cronenworth made his first career start at third base. The offense was fueled by a Xander Bogaerts solo home run in the second inning after trailing by two. A Ty France RBI single in the fourth evened things up, and after falling behind by two runs, Luis Campusano continued his hot streak with an RBI single to bring the Friars within one. The Cubs tacked on another four runs in the seventh and that was all she wrote for San Diego. Amid the eventual defeat, manager Craig Stammen had to leave the team to board a flight to attend a funeral. Bench coach Randy Knorr handled postgame media duties on Tuesday and will do the same Wednesday as he was chosen as the acting manager. In other news, Fernando Tatis Jr. is still without a home run in 2026. Though it is only game No.…

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