SAN DIEGO -- Alex Cobb took his starting turn on normal rest Sunday afternoon following a career-high 131 pitches. Patrick Bailey made his career-high 93rd start behind the plate at all levels this year. Third baseman J.D. Davis started despite recent left hand soreness. Wade Meckler was in center field with a sore calf after fouling a ball off it the night before.
“It’s September. It’s go time,” manager Gabe Kapler said.
The Giants are playing with the urgency befitting the crowded National League Wild Card race. They are not, however, getting the pitching results they’ve enjoyed much of the season. Cobb’s follow-up to his no-hit bid last time out lasted only three innings as the Giants dropped a 4-0 decision to the Padres at Petco Park.
• Games remaining (25): at CHC (3), vs. COL (3), vs. CLE (3), at COL (4), at AZ (2), at LAD (4), vs. SD (3), vs. LAD (3)
• Standings update: The Giants (70-67) are in a four-way virtual tie with the D-backs (70-67), Marlins (70-67) and Reds (71-68) for the third and final NL Wild Card spot. The Cubs hold the second NL Wild Card position with a three-game buffer over the teams tied for the third.
Cobb allowed four runs, with three coming via homers by Juan Soto and Manny Machado. The Padres hit eight home runs while taking the final three games of the four-game set, matching the most they’ve hit in any three-game stretch this season. The Giants were outscored 17-4 in the three games.
There’s no time for the Giants to hang their heads. They had to hustle out of San Diego to start a three-game series at Wrigley Field with a day game on Monday. The silver lining? It will be “go time” for ace Logan Webb, who has the start against the Cubs -- the NL’s No. 2 Wild Card team at the moment.
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