Shipley has trouble making adjustments in loss

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SAN DIEGO — Braden Shipley made it look easy in the first two innings, but after that, the Padres reminded him that in the big leagues things can turn quickly as they beat the D-backs, 9-1, on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park.

In his sixth Major League start, it took Shipley just five pitches to get through the first inning and 10 in the second.

“Looked like he came out and had his good stuff,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said. “They did a nice job of making adjustments.”

Shipley (2-3) was one strike away from getting out of the third inning unscathed as well, but Travis Jankowski turned on an up-and-in pitch and drove it for a two-run homer.

“If I throw it there 10 times again, he …

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