SEATTLE — The Padres lost to the most consistent starting pitcher in the major leagues.
And they continued to get mixed results from their own starting pitchers.
The Mariners beat the Padres 4-3 on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series to continue their recent domination of the interleague “rivalry.”
The Padres actually had their best game among the three times they have faced Bryan Woo and were the first team in his 26 starts this season to get him out of a game before the sixth inning ended.
But two runs in the sixth inning against Woo and a run in the ninth against closer Andres Muñoz left them a run short, as they lost to the Mariners for the fifth time in six games this season and 14th time in 18 games since the start of 2022.
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