What did we learn about the San Diego Padres after their series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers?

Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discuss the shutout by Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers, the heavy continued scrutiny circling around Fernando Tatis and comments from manager Craig Stammen.

The two then discuss Jackson Merrill's exit from the game after he injured his back trying to catch Ohtani's home run. The show then welcomes in former Padres All-Star. closer Heath Bell, who discusses what he's seeing from Tatis, if he has too many voices in his head and what adjustments he'd make, including just having fun with the game and not taking any batting practice.

How much scrutiny should be on the Padres hitting coaches? Marty, Darren and Heath discuss how much impact a hitting coach really has with players, and why the Padres should overpay for a great one.

Amid the Padres offensive struggles, A.J. Preller is looking for...another high-leverage reliever? The show discusses The Athletic's report that Preller is looking for another arm, and why Josh Hader and Aroldis Chapman could be in the mix. I

t's Star Wars weekend at Petco Park, and Lucas Giolito will make his second start for the Padres on Saturday versus the A's. Heath breaks down what he like about Giolito's first start versus the Mariners.

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