If you told fans of the San Diego Padres back in early July that the NL West standings would look like this in mid-August, some may not have believed it. Now? There is a bit of swagger moving around that comes when the big bad Dodgers trip over themselves at the worst possible time.
The reigning World Series champs have gone from feared juggernaut to a full-on skid mark in a matter of weeks. Los Angeles is just 5-7 since the calendar flipped to August, including four straight losses; capped off by a humiliating sweep at the hands of Shohei Ohtani’s former team, the Los Angeles Angels.