The San Diego Padres Lost to a Pitcher With Diarrhea
The San Diego Padres are having a tough season. They currently sit in third place in the NL West and based on the way certain fans are acting, you would think they are the most disappointing group of underachievers ever assembled. The fact that they have lost two in a row and six of their last seven games is not helping. And last night they may have reached a new low.
#Rockies manager Bud Black said RHP German Marquez was sick, diarrhea to be exact. He held the #Padres to one hit for the first six innings, faded in the seventh. But he also drove in a couple runs in the win.
— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) August 18, 2021
Yes. The Padres were shut down for the better part of last night's game by German Marquez, who was dealing with diarrhea. Marquez also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and two RBI. In fact, he played so well you have to wonder how he feels about his manager telling reporters about the diarrhea.
Germán Márquez's 4th double of the season scores Elias Díaz
— RoxGifsVids (@RoxGifsVids) August 18, 2021
2nd RBI of the game pic.twitter.com/guftgpaAxY
Maybe the worst part of all this is that the Padres actually have the fourth-best record (67-55) in the National League which doesn't mean much unless they're first or second in their own division. Talk about a crappy situation.