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The San Diego Padres got some uplifting injury news recently, but their hitting woes have been dragging down the team . And Manny Machado hit the Padres with a harsh reality about the pathetic offense — but there’s a catch, according to a post on X by Marty Caswell.
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on if Padres can sustain their winning pct if offensive core doesn’t figure it out:
‘I kind of doubt that. 1, we can’t sustain it. 2, I have confidence in everybody in this room that we’re going to be right where we need to be.’ ”
The Padres entered Wednesday’s games in second place in the National League West. They are 3.5 games behind the Dodgers and a game ahead of the third-place Diamondbacks .
What can the Padres do about their offense?
Just to get an idea of how bad things have been, the Padres went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position in the first inning of Monday’s game. With two men on base, Xander Bogaerts reached base on an error. But with the bases loaded, Machado and Jackson Merrill struck out. Then Nick Castellanos grounded out to end the inning.
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The team hasn’t been getting it done in the clutch, according to MLB.com.
“That big hit — we’re just missing it right now,” said Padres manager Craig Stammen .
The Padres were 2-for-35 across the first seven games of their recent homestand, including an 0-for-22 stretch.
“We have been pretty good throughout the year in these types of situations,” Stammen said. “And then, here of late, it’s just gotten a little frustrating. We just haven’t been able to get that big hit.
“We’re not as good as we expected right now. We haven’t been scoring as many runs as we’ve become accustomed to with these types of players in the lineup. They know it. We know it. The whole world knows it. We keep talking about it every day. We keep trying new things and new ideas. And we keep working our tails off.”
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