Gaslamp Ball · Aug 19, 2021
Padres fans, is it time to panic?
Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesIt 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 .500 mark and allowed 69 runs, while scoring just 53 and finishing with a record of 5-8.