The San Diego Padres made some great moves during the 2022 MLB trade deadline, including the addition of superstar Juan Soto. Unfortunately for the Padres, that didn’t help them out throughout their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers as they ended up getting swept in a three-game series.
It would be tough to argue that the Dodgers aren’t the best team in all of baseball. At 75-33, they currently have the best record and it doesn’t look like they’re going to slow down anytime soon.
Padres Speak on Losing to Dodgers
According to MLB.com, the Padres had a ton to say about the weekend losses:
“At this point,” said Padres manager Bob Melvin, “we’ve got to fight our way to the playoffs.”
“Forget about it,” said Juan Soto. “We start another series tomorrow, and we’re going to be ready for that. … Don’t be surprised if you see all these guys going off next series.”
“We both have really good teams,” Soto said. “They have really good pitchers, we have really good pitchers. They have really good hitters, we have really good hitters. … Just keep grinding every day.”
“It starts with one guy getting a big hit, starting a rally,” said Bell. “Things will continue from there.”
“You almost have to play this team like it’s another blue team,” Myers said. “Whether it’s the Royals or Blue Jays, it’s just another blue team that we’re going out there and playing… As we keep playing as a team, keep playing with this lineup, we’ll find ways to really get going offensively. It doesn’t matter what we do against this team here. Our main goal is to get into the playoffs. And at that point, if we’ve got these guys again, we try to take care of business in that series.”
It’s going to be interesting to see what type of adjustments the Padres are going to make in order to take down the Dodgers when it matters most. They’re going to need to play their best baseball if they’re going to want to win it all.
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