Giants hit a new low — and little else — while dropping a series to Padres

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants wanted to re-establish the memory-making business this season at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, and in a sense, they’re succeeding.By fielding a team so stunningly ineffective you couldn’t scrub them from your mind if you wanted to.Some stinks are tougher to wash off than others. The Giants, for as rank as this season has started, are well short of high heaven. After clinching another series defeat with a 5-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon, they are 14-23 and in last place in the National League West. The lowest-scoring offense in the major leagues scraped together three hits against an opener, a No. 5 starter and the business end of the Padres’ bullpen. A defensive breakdown from Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman opened the door to San Diego’s tiebreaking, two-run rally in a strange and strategically questionable seventh inning. The eighth included another rough appearance from erstwhile closer Ryan Walker, a not-so-nice noogie for the Giants fans who were hopeful enough to stay to the end.Advertisement