Padres Make Embarrassing MLB History as Postseason Hope Likely Diminishes

This may be the final nail in the coffin for the Padres disappointing season.

The Padres made it interesting. You have to at least give them some credit. But with their extra-inning loss on Saturday at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals, their 2023 season just about came to a close.

The Padres' eight-game winning streak came to a screeching halt, and a team that needed to go just about perfect and have tons of teams above them help them in order to make the postseason got a loss they just could not afford. But that's not all.

Saturday's 5-2 loss in 11 innings moved the Padres to an unbelievable 0-12 in extra innings this year, tying the 1969 Expos for the worst mark in MLB history.

The team moved to five games back in the Wild Card race, and with a week to go in the season, their 2023 campaign is all but over.

Probably fitting that the Padres’ winning streak and their faint playoff hopes would end with a loss in extras. They’re 0-12 in extra innings now, equaling the 1969 Expos for the worst mark in MLB history. Now 5 back. For all intents and purposes the dream of a late run is over.

— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) September 24, 2023

It would've taken a miracle for San Diego to creep into the Wild Card, and for a couple days, they finally seemed to be playing spirited baseball. But their postseason odds never got above one percent during this late-season winning streak, and at this point, they probably have to start looking ahead to 2024.

The Padres season ending with an extra-inning loss is a perfect representation of how this year has gone. If the Padres lose one more extra-inning bout this season, they'll sit alone atop a list no team wants to be.