SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants kept referring to Monday’s roster shakeup as a “fresh start.” But it didn’t take them long to get back to their normal ways. They managed just three hits Wednesday and didn’t draw a walk for the second consecutive game, losing 5-1 to the San Diego Padres and dropping a third consecutive series. They have lost eight of their last nine and are nine games under .500.Adrian Houser had his best start as a Giant and needed just 73 pitches to get through six one-run innings. His first pitch of the seventh was a slow grounder to third that Matt Chapman booted, and manager Tony Vitello immediately came out and called for his bullpen. That started an interesting series of moves for two first-time managers. Vitello went with Keaton Winn, who immediately walked a batter before recording two outs. With the go-ahead run on third, Vitello turned to Matt Gage, which in theory gave the Padres plenty of time to get a pinch-hitter available so rookie left-handed-hitter Sung-Mun Song wouldn’t face a lefty.Song initially walked to the plate and then went back to the dugout so late that the Padres were called for a...
What we learned as Adrian Houser’s best Giants start is wasted in loss to Padres
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