It has not been a good month for the San Diego Padres.
In the last month, the team has a 12-15 record and its lead for the second Wild Card spot is slipping to just 1.5 games compared to a six-game lead the team held on July 19.
The pitching rotation has been decimated by injuries to Yu Darvish, Dinelson Lamet, Chris Paddack and recently-signed Jake Arrieta.
Without proper starting pitching, the team is allowing a chunk of runs to some of the league’s worst teams.
In the last 13 games, the Padres faced teams under the .