Padres On The Wrong Side of History After Sunday’s Loss to Brewers

Friars' weekend series went from bad to worse in their final AB

It was a tough weekend series for your San Diego Padres. Actually, it was a tough week for the Pads. San Diego only came up with two wins out of seven games last week, and almost all of them were ugly. 

They only came up with one win in their weekend home series against the Milwaukee Brewers, and it was all capped off in a 1-0 loss on Sunday. The loss was terrible; however, the way it ended was even worse, as Padres outfielder Trent Grisham was on the wrong side of history. 

Bottom of the ninth
Down a run
Bases loaded
Two outs
Full count

The last time a batter struck out looking in this situation (before tonight) was back in 2006. pic.twitter.com/pQkOUmPSwy

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 17, 2023

I know, it sounds made up; unfortunately, it's not. In a key Ab, the most important AB in the game, and Grisham keeps his bat on his shoulder instead of swinging at the ball. The whole week went from bad to worse for Padre fans after that as it was a very winnable game for the Friars. 

Padre fans were not happy with the stat or how Trent approached that last AB. 

I too dreamed of that being in that big spot as a kid, only to freeze up like a dear in headlights!

— Mixedtape (@djmikeydubs) April 17, 2023

Obviously waiting off speed but you can’t come up guessing in this situation

— LexLouGod (@LOUDAGOD) April 17, 2023

So pathetic.

Stop guessing with two strikes looking to hammer a ball.

React and go with the pitch, put it in play.

Especially with all the motion going on in that situation

— Squints Palledorous (@UrKllinMeSmalls) April 17, 2023

The Padres are in a funk, but that could all change as early as today for San Diego. They'll look to dust it off, move forward, and get back to .500 once again.