What the Padres Opening Day Loss Told Us — And What It Didn’t

The San Diego Padres were blown out by the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, on Opening Day in front of the Petco Park faithful. Right-handed pitcher <a href="/mlb/players/nick_pivetta/394534">Nick Pivetta</a> struggled in his first career Opening Day start, while the offense was shut down against reigning back-to-back Cy Young award winner <a href="/mlb/players/tarik_skubal/698804">Tarik Skubal</a>.

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