While the Padres dropping two of three on the road against the New York Mets doesn’t really hurt them in particular, aside from falling further behind the Dodgers in the NL West race, it puts a pair of their division rivals, who were actually pulling for them, at a massive disadvantage for the rest of the season.
The San Francisco Giants sat only two games back of the final Wild Card, with the Mets, Diamondbacks, and Reds standing in their way. But with the Mets slated to play three games against the Padres, it meant that the Giants would need to be on the hype train around their division rivals, even though it would hurt to do so.