For weeks we’ve been saying ‘this is a crucial series for the Padres’. Well here’s another one, as the 73-win Baltimore Orioles (who just got Cedric Mullins back) come to town to face a San Diego club that is 1-6 in their last seven and haven’t won consecutive games since the first couple days of August.
The Padres latest loss on Sunday—a game where they led 4-2 with eight outs to go—was “probably as tough a loss we’ve had”, according to manager Bob Melvin, which is an accomplishment considering how many bad losses they’ve had this season.