The first three games of the San Diego Padres season
Though it was two series ago, it is very tough to forget just how bad the bats of the San Diego Padres were against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as no team in the history of baseball ever began their season by being shut out in three consecutive games.
Though San Diego came back in their next series to nearly double the runs they allowed against the Colorado Rockies, those first three games were most definitely a surprise to remember, and unwanted if you cheer for the Padres.
On Opening Day it was like the Padres forget the season began because they lost to the Dodgers by not just being shut out, but by surrendering 15 runs. The next night they lost by a 3-0 score, and the series ended with a 7-0 loss for a scoring differential of 25-0.
It should be noted that San Diego pitching allowed 34 runs in that opening series as well.
That type of play won’t cut it, even if the expectations are low to begin with, but wow, to get beat that badly should never happen to start a season.
The Padres eventually made up for that disastrous start by outscoring the Rockies in their next series, 32-15, gaining two wins by scores of 13-6 and 16-3.
Again, the Padres shouldn’t be that terrible in a series like that again, but with baseball you can never tell. Hopefully no team will ever surprise their fanbase with three games to start the season like that ever again.
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