A disastrous fifth inning doomed the Giants in San Francisco's 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon at Petco Park.

Giants manager Bob Melvin speaks to reporters after San Francisco’s 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday at Petco Park.Bob Melvin assesses Giants' struggles, Joel Peguero's debut after loss to

Through three innings, the Giants owned a 2-0 lead and positioned themselves to at least salvage a series split. Justin Verlander retired the first nine batters he faced, and the offense scored a pair of runs in the third thanks to rare shoddy defense from Platinum Glover Fernando Tatis Jr.

The Padres capitalized on some sloppy Giants defense in a win over San Francisco, setting up another 1st place battle with the Dodgers.

A good sign for the Padres beyond their 8-4 victory Thursday was how manager Mike Shildt used his bullpen with his team up four runs against a subpar Giants offense. Shildt deployed only high-leverage arms over the final four innings. This was a public show of good late-season health among four key pitchers.

The San Francisco Giants will likely use the MLB Draft to continue building their farm system. Next year, the draft will be as important as ever.

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a sensational leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a home run.

Petco park erupted in boos after a security guard brutally tackled a San Diego Padres kid who ran out on the field.