By opponents' winning percentage, the San Diego Padres have the easiest remaining schedule in the majors.

However, 4-3 and 6-2 losses to the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first two contests of the current series made it seven losses in nine games for San Diego overall. The Padres are in danger of getting swept in the series finale on Wednesday.

Dropping seven of nine at any stretch of a season is concerning. Doing it with the calendar now in September is more troubling. And doing it in a stretch in which San Diego is chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West is even worse.

Padres manager Mike Shildt pointed at pitching as the reason for the latest loss. Starter Yu Darvish only pitched four-plus innings and left trailing 3-2, keeping the team's remai

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