Padres Notes: Opportunity Wasted, Cooper Removed from Game, Melvin is Ignoring the Standings

The Padres lost three of their four games against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Padres had an opportunity to gain significant ground on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL Wild Card race when they hosted the Snakes for a four-game series beginning Thursday.

Instead of showing up, the Padres averaged 2.5 runs per game and sit 5.5 games back in the Wild Card. Yu Darvish gave up 9 hits and 3 earned runs and despite getting 5 hits and 4 walks, the Padres only scored a single run.

In other news, Tommy Pham spoke about Friars fans being "completely disrespectful" during the series, Garrett Cooper had to leave the first game of Saturday's doubleheader after being hit by a pitch, and Juan Soto joins a unique list.

Bob Melvin Still Has High Expectations for Friars' Season

Tommy Pham Calls Out 'Disrespectful' Friars Fans After Verbal Altercation

Bob Melvin is Trying to Not Look at MLB Standings Too Much

Garrett Cooper Removed From Saturday's Game After Hit by Pitch

Juan Soto Does Something That Hasn't Been Done Since Adrian Gonzalez was a Friar

Insider Ranks Friars as Top 5 Biggest Disaster in MLB This Season

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