Jason Adam denies workload an issue in his outing, but the way the relievers were used (and not used) Wednesday spoke volumes about state of the bullpen

The Padres stole 23 bases over their first 15 games, tied for the second most in the majors in that span. It helped, of course, when players were getting on base far more consistently early in the season. Still, San Diego’s base-stealing game has largely ground to a halt.

Nathan Lukes hit a game-winning single in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Padres 7-6 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep, extending San Diego's season-worst losing streak to six.

With the loss, the Padres (28-22) fell into a virtual tie with the Cardinals (29-23) for the National League’s final wild-card spot. While it might be too early to talk about playoff positioning, it was just two weeks ago that the Padres’ 25-13 record was the best in Major League Baseball.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new ... game against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night in San Diego. Hendricks gave up three runs – all on one pitch – in six innings in a 5-1 loss.

Once again, the New York Yankees dropped a game due to a poor outing by Devin Williams, who was heavily criticized on social media following the loss to the Padres in which he gave up multiple runs.