Padres Announce Search For New Manager

Shortly after the Padres were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers to end their season, the club announced interim manager Pat Murphy would not be brought back in the same capacity with the club next season.

A.J. Preller, San Diego Padres Executive Vice President/General Manager announced at the same time that the Padres will begin searching for a new manager immediately.

Despite all the big name offseason signings, the Padres finished a disappointing 74-88 missing the playoffs.

In the regular season finale, San Diego fell 6-3 to the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine.  The Padres dropped 6 of their final 7 games to close out the year.

Clayton Kershaw struck out his 300th batter of the season in his final tuneup before the playoffs. He sat down 7 Friars in 3.2 innings of work to finish the year with 301 total strikeouts.

Kershaw is the 1st MLB pitcher to reach 300 Ks since 2002 and joins Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling as the only three men to do so since 2000.

As for the Friars, Rookie outfielder Travis Jankowski provided all the offense with one swing of the bat. His 3-run homer in the 7th was his 3rd of the year since getting called up from Triple-A El Paso.

San Diego's Frank Garces gave up 2 runs in 2 innings of work in his first major league start. The Padres used a plethora of relievers to further evaluate their roles in the future.

Injured Padres Matt Kemp, Wil Myers, and Justin Upton did not play in the regular season finale. 

Upton is a free agent along with starting pitcher Ian Kennedy who pitched well in his final appearance earlier this week.

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