The Padres dropped to 1-3 and handed the Giants their first win of the season on Monday night. Walker Buehler made his Padres debut, and surrendered 3 earned runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in just 4 innings of work. Buehler tossed 72 pitches, 43 of which went for strikes. Harrison Bader put the Giants on the board with a solo homer in the 3rd inning, before Patrick Bailey and Casey Schmitt each contributed RBI-singles in the 4th to put San Francisco up 3-0. That score would hold until the Padres were down to their final out, when Jackson Merrill blasted a two-run home run off of Giants closer Ryan Walker, which was just the 3rd hit of the game for the Padres. Xander Bogaerts followed that up with a ground out to shortstop to end the game. The Padres' offensive woes continued, as they failed to score at least 4 runs for the fourth consecutive game this season. German Marquez will make his Padres debut on Tuesday night.
Craig Stammen gave his perspective on Walker Buehler's debut and the Padres' offensive struggles tonight and thus far this season: pic.twitter.com/t64zRDNeQd
— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) March 31, 2026
