Struggling Padres 1-hit by Mariners rookie Mike Montgomery

A low point came Tuesday night when they were held to one hit by Seattle Mariners rookie left-hander Mike Montgomery, who pitched his second straight shutout in a 5-0 victory.

The Padres have failed to live up to the big expectations that followed a dramatic offseason roster retooling.

Yangervis Solarte hit the next pitch into the left-field corner for a double.

[...] the closest the Padres came to a hit was Melvin Upton Jr.'s sinking liner to center, but Austin Jackson made a shoestring catch.

Montgomery, who turns 26 on Wednesday, was coming off his first career shutout, a five-hitter against Kansas City.

Miller's two-run shot cleared the Jack Daniel's party deck atop the right-field wall with two outs in the fourth, his seventh.

Padres: INF Cory Spangenberg was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore left knee.