San Diego pitchers allow 16 hits, Padres lose second game to Giants

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 31: German Marquez #33 of the San Diego Padres looks on as Matt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning at Petco Park on March 31, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) | Getty Images Another rough start for a starting pitcher resulted in another loss for the San Diego Padres. German Marquez started the second game of the series against the San Francisco Giants and struggled to get through three innings.

Marquez allowed four runs on eight hits with one walk and one strikeout, as the Padres dropped their second game to the Giants by the score of 9-3 at Petco Park, Tuesday. The outing for Marquez had an ominous start with San Francisco leadoff hitter Willy Adames starting the game with a home run down the left field line on the second pitch thrown by the right-hander that put San Diego in the hole 1-0. The Giants would go on to add two more runs in the inning and had a 3-0 lead before the Padres took their first at-bat.

WILLY ADAMES LEADOFF HOMER 💥 pic. twitter. com/fOhfWa2L4a — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 1, 2026 San Francisco added the fourth run of the game in the top of the third inning and had a 4-0 lead when San Diego came to the plate in the bottom of the inning.

The Padres showed some fight, scoring three runs in the inning, which was capped by a Miguel Andujar RBI-single to right field. That proved to be the final highlight of the game for San Diego. Miguel Andujar's RBI single #MLB #ForTheFaithful pic.