The San Diego Padres sit at 29-20 and trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by just 1 1/2 games in the NL West, yet their top hitters have posted disappointing numbers through nearly two months of the 2026 season.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has yet to hit a home run and owns a .585 OPS with a career-high 53.4 percent ground-ball rate. The 27-year-old is the only player with at least 200 plate appearances without a homer, despite maintaining a hard-hit rate in the 97th percentile.
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Shohei Ohtani hit a solo home run Tuesday night to end an 11-game power drought, but the Los Angeles Dodgers still lost 6-2 to the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium.
The San Diego Padres have moved into first place in the National League West after a 1-0 victory on Monday. They now hold a half-game advantage over the Los Angeles Dodgers with records of 29-18 and 29-19 respectively. The clubs continue their series with games scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded one of the highest hard-hit rates in Major League Baseball this season. Despite the strong contact, he has yet to hit a home run and is batting just .242 with an OPS+ of 71.
The San Diego Padres secured an 8-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox in a rainy series finale at Fenway Park. Manny Machado hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and Jackson Merrill added a go-ahead blast in the eighth. The win marked the Padres' first series victory of the season.
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Mason Miller recorded a scoreless save to secure a 2-1 victory for the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium. The performance stretched his scoreless innings streak to 32 2/3, one shy of the franchise record. Fernando Tatis Jr. summed it up: “Game over.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 12-2 on Wednesday at Daikin Park, powered by a career-high three home runs from Andy Pages. Tyler Glasnow recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in the first inning before exiting with lower back pain.
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The New York Mets fell 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in a pitcher's duel, marking their seventh consecutive defeat. New York owner Steve Cohen posted on social media after the game, pointing to positive developments and asking fans to 'hang in there.' The loss dropped the Mets to 7-11, last place in the National League East.