The San Diego Padres optioned left-hander JP Sears to Triple-A El Paso one day after a rough debut with his new franchise. The Padres acquired reliever Mason Miller and Sears from the Athletics at last week’s trade deadline in exchange for a package of prospects,

The Padres optioned left-hander JP Sears to Triple-A El Paso one day after a rough debut with his new franchise.

The San Diego Padres optioned recently acquired left-hander JP Sears to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday, one day after he was roughed up in his team debut.

After Sears retired the first batter in an inning for the first time — and did so on two pitches — the Diamondbacks pushed their lead back to two runs when Tyler Locklear hit the first pitch he saw into the Diamondbacks bullpen beyond the left field fence in the left field corner. The fourth inning was the most costly.