SAN DIEGO — Livan Hernandez looked like the journeyman that he is Thursday night, getting blasted from the outset by the last-place Padres in an 8-3 loss at Petco Park. We would label the rout embarrassing, but the Mets are long since past that as they fall further out of contention.

In the notes, rookie reliever Bobby Parnell is headed to the rotation.