Padres’ stars go quiet again in series loss to Dodgers
The Sporting Tribune's Fernando Ramirez writes about how the lack of offensive from the Padres highest paid stars won't help them beat big teams.
May 20, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) walks back to the dugout after striking out during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres (29-20) failed to take advantage in their first series against the Los Angeles Dodgers (31-19), which was evident in their 4-0 loss on Wednesday night. The Padres have been near the top of the NL in the first two months of the season, but they had their real test against the Dodgers and failed.
“We knew we were in for a test,” Padres manager Craig Stammen said. “It's always fun to battle against the best. We battled them as tough as we could and came out on the short end of the stick.
” The reason they lost two out of three against the Dodgers is because of the lack of impact from their big three. In the first part of the season, their top bats have been Gavin Sheets, Miguel Andújar and Ty France. It needs to be Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr.
and Jackson Merrill. Machado is batting around . 179, while Tatis Jr.
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