Rarely have I seen such a total collapse in sports like the Padres. They were leading the NL west for months. Up until just last month they were leading by several games over their nearest competitor. Now, as of today they have lost 9 games in a row. Collapse may not cover it.
For the last 10, the Padres are 1-9. They are 2 games over the Giants and only 5.5 now over the Rockies, who they have lost 2 games to already this weekend. The pitching has gotten less and less effective and the hitting has been hit or miss at best. It’s been a downhill slide since the D-Backs game on August 26 when they gave up 11 runs and only put up 5 of their own.
Since then, the Padres pitching has given up a total of 40 runs. FORTY RUNS! While the hitting has put up 16 runs..16. Collapse. An utter and total collapse is upon the Padres and I’m not sure they can recover.
Upcoming, they have the Dodgers, Giants, Rockies, Cardinals, Dodgers, Reds, Cubs, and finish the regular season with the Giants. That is a brutal, brutal schedule. With their current state of play, the Padres look to go down further and go down hard. Giants, Rockies, Cardinals, Reds all vying to get to the post season. The Padres get no rest from teams that are good or getting better except for the one series with the Cubs.
Collapse – the Padres in a word.
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