Good morning,

Where do you want to start?

The lack of home runs by the Padres? Or the lack of contribution by Manny Machado?

My game story ( here ) focused on the positive from last night’s 4-2 loss to the Reds.

Michael King returned, and he was fantastic. For one night, that was enough of a win.

“A.J. (Preller) did a phenomenal job to add pieces at the trade deadline,” Mike Shildt said after last night’s game. “And this is going to be a piece that we’re going to add that was already in the house, and he’s throwing the ball very, very well. And tonight means quite a bit to us.”

A healthy King has the potential to be as big a boost to the Padres’ chances of advancing far in the postseason as any other factor.

As we have talked about plenty in this space, the “super bullpen” can o

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