Instead, they've gone 1-7 to fall a season-worst eight games under. Ten days ago, the Padres thought they were on the threshold of a winning streak that would push them past.
Now they return home from a 1-5 road trip. "No one thought we'd be where we are," San Diego manager Bob Melvin said earlier this week as the Padres suffered five straight losses to the struggling Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates. The bad news is the Padres are about 15 wins shy of where they thought they would be at the midpoint of the season. San Diego is said to be one of the potential landing spots for him when he becomes a free agent after this season. The good news is the Padres hope this could be a reconnaissance mission for Ohtani. Plus, Ohtani is scheduled to be the Angels' starting pitcher on Tuesday. And Mike Trout hit a 436-foot bomb Sunday in a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks for his 18th home run of the season.įor the next three days, American League All-Star Game starters Ohtani and Trout will lead the Angels on offense in a three-game, interleague series in San Diego. Shohei Ohtani drove homers of 493 feet and 454 feet over the past three days - giving him 31 home runs for the season. Now the manager of the Los Angeles Angels, Nevin - who still ranks third on the Padres' list of all-time home run leaders - will return to Petco Park on Monday night with a pair of players who might be able to clear the walls of a national park. July 3 - The distances to the fences at Petco Park have shortened in the 18 seasons since Phil Nevin said "hitting a home run in San Diego is like hitting one out of a national park."Ĭomments such as that hastened Nevin's trade to the Texas Rangers in 2005.
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