Padres need – The Padres lost two of three to the Dodgers after posting a 7-1 win on Friday, while falling 15-3 and 4-2 on Saturday and Sunday. With San Diego last in MLB in OPS (.662), batting average (.221) and runs scored (321), the series reinforced that the team needs
San Diego’s weekend against the Los Angeles Dodgers started with promise and ended with a familiar problem.
On Friday, the Padres delivered a 7-1 win. Then the mood flipped quickly. Los Angeles responded with a 15-3 victory on Saturday, and San Diego came up short again on Sunday, falling 4-2.
For a lineup that already has been inconsistent this season, those last two games did not hide much. The Padres’ lineup struggled during the final two contests of the series, a pattern that has shown up repeatedly for their offense.
That trend is now reflected in the numbers across the league. The Padres are currently last in all of MLB in OPS (.662), batting average (.221) and runs scored (321). The team has had less trouble hitting home runs than some clubs do. but it hasn’t been enough to lift the offense overall. San Diego is 23rd in MLB with 84 homers at the moment.
Friday’s 7-1 win against the Dodgers showed what this offense can look like when it clicks. But the next two days made the bigger point for a franchise that wants to compete and go deeper in October.
Stars like Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado have not played up to their expectations. and while there is always the possibility they turn things around during the second half. the Dodgers series made the deadline picture feel even more urgent. This Padres team wants to be part of the postseason race. but the current lineup likely cannot carry them through a deep run.
The practical reality is hard: even making a trade for only one bat likely won’t be enough. The goal, if San Diego is serious about changing its ceiling, has to be adding at least two reliable hitters before the deadline.
San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers MLB trade deadline Fernando Tatis Jr. Manny Machado OPS batting average runs scored
They should’ve traded already, this is the same thing every year.
So they won 7-1 and then just forgot how to hit? Dodgers probably cheated or something. 15-3 is wild.
I don’t even get the whole OPS thing, but if they’re last then yeah deadline time. Also Tatis didn’t play up to expectations… but wasn’t he just injured? Feels like the article is saying they need like “2 hitters” but who’s available for that price?
They talk about Machado and Tatis like it’s all their fault, meanwhile the Dodgers scored 15-3 like one team knows what to do. If they “only need one bat” why do they keep saying two? And honestly OPS averages always confuse me, but the runs scored stat sounds bad.