Blown leads late in two of final three games against Phillies underscore team's inability to finish off games
That’s the dire situation the Padres face after pushing and pushing the Phillies in a critical series before proving they still have not figured out how to apply game-ending brush strokes.
Then, at the time when it becomes critical with postseason chances slipping away, the Padres let late leads slip away in two of final three games afterIn the 7-6,to close the series in Philadelphia, Fernando Tatis Jr. came up big with a two-out, pinch-hit single to drive in two runs and the tie the game in the eighth inning. Juan Soto’s sacrifice fly put the Padres in front in the 10.
Three seasons after that wave first hit shore, with just 68 games to go, they still are searching. Why? With a massively monied lineup that includes Tatis, Machado, Soto and Xander Bogaerts? Great question.As the offense began to return and bats like Machado and Trent Grisham heated up, relief pitching melted. When the Padres needed to close down huge games and protect leads with so much on the line, the opposite happened.
And now, the first stretch-run test in Philadelphia with so much at stake. The Padres easily could have won three of four against the Phillies. They needed to win three of four against a team ahead of them clawing for the same wild-card spot.Even Josh Hader, the All-Star closer, could not get the job done Sunday when a split could have slapped a major Band-Aid on a topsy-turvy weekend.
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