When Justin Verlander decided to wrap up his major-league career with the San Francisco Giants, he may not have expected a playoff berth, or a lot of run support, but he probably thought his new team would at least be able to field a bunt to third base. That was not the case Thursday, as Verlander picked up his 10th loss thanks to a nightmare fifth inning and some rough defense on bunts.

The San Diego Padres blew the game open in the 5th inning when Freddy Fermin tried to bunt two runners over and ended up scoring both of them when Casey Schmidt threw wildly to first and Luis Matos couldn’t pick up the ball down the right field line. The next two Padres also bunted to third, resulting in an infield hit and runners on second and third for Manny Machado, who lined a two-run double to left-c

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