If you lose a game because the other team was better than you, that's OK. But if you lose a game because you wasted a bunch of chances to score, essentially beating yourself, that's not OK. The Padres were guilty of the latter on Saturday night in a 4-1 loss to the Mariners at Petco Park.

San Diego went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, and several of them came in golden run-producing scenarios. For example, MLB teams are expected to, more often than not, score when they have a runner at 3rd base and fewer than two outs.

In the 2nd inning the Friars had runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. Jake Cronenworth and Elias Diaz both struck out. In the 5th inning the Friars loaded the bases with one out. Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both struck out. The only run they did score came

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