SF Giants’ bats come up small vs. Padres as losing skid hits four games: ‘It’s just not happening, and its frustrating’

SAN FRANCISCO – With the Oracle Park crowd roaring after Dominic Smith lined a single to right and extended his MLB-best 15-game hit streak, San Francisco had runners at every station with one out in the sixth inning.

Mired in a three-game losing skid and trailing by a trio of runs, the Giants just needed one hit, one player, to create a spark against the Padres.

Instead, as they have often done during a miserable post-All Star break stretch, the bats came up empty when it counted.