German Marquez struggles in Padres debut

German Marquez made his Padres debut on Tuesday night, and it did not go the way he had hoped. The former Rockie labored through the 1st inning, surrendering a leadoff home run to Willy Adames. Marquez retired two of the next three hitters, while issuing a walk to Heliot Ramos, but then gave up a single to Matt Chapman followed by a two-run double to Jung-Hoo Lee, putting the Padres in a 3-0 hole before taking an at-bat. Marquez would allow a solo homer to Chapman in the 3rd, ending his night with a line of 4 earned runs on 8 hits and a walk in 3 innings of work. San Diego would pull to within a run after scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning, but that was as close as they would get to the Giants, as their 4-run 6th inning put the game out of reach. After losing their first three games, the Giants' bats came to life, scoring 9 runs on 16 hits. The Padres again struggled to hit with runners in scoring position, going 2-9. Nick Pivetta will try to stop the bleeding and prevent a sweep when he takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon.