Whenever someone feels down on their luck there’s one thing that usually helps put it into perspective: seeing someone else even worse off. Philadelphia Phillies fans are fed up with the team’s complete inability to hit, despite the starting pitching staff powering them to a winning record over the last few weeks. The offensive woes have continued for the Phils, but facing off against the San Diego Padres and their dreadful offense has Phillies fans realizing things can always get worse.
The Padres came into this season with sky-high expectations, boasting big names like Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill alongside potential future Hall of Famer Manny Machado in their lineup. Unfortunately, none of them have lived up to their billing over the first two months, as not a single one has an OPS over .700.
In fact, the only Padres hitters with OPS marks over .800 are backup catcher Luis Campusano, utilityman Ty France and lefty slugger Gavin Sheets.
The Friars were once again shut down on Tuesday night, this time at the hands of batting practice hurler Aaron Nola, collecting only two runs on a Sheets homer. Phillies pitchers in particular have had their way with the Padres’ lineup, as Tuesday’s poor showing lowered the club’s numbers with runners in scoring position to a brutal 0-27 on the year against the Phils.
They would of course snap that drought on Wednesday night to end Cristopher Sánchez's scoreless innings streak at 50 2/3 innings. They would improve to 1-for-30 with RISP and still lost the game, 3-2.
The #Padres are 0-27 with RISP against the Phillies this season. Hard to believe.
— Carlos (@LFGPads19) June 3, 2026
Song failed to score Bogaerts from 1st with 1 out, and France grounded into a forceout#forthefaithful pic.twitter.com/7XX5eMt8xY
The Phillies themselves have been bashed for their inability to cash in ducks on the pond, but the Padres’ struggles have reached another level. Case in point, the Phillies scored their deciding third run on Tuesday on an Alec Bohm double play with men on first and third. While double plays are almost always a net negative, and Bohm has been horrid this season, even a bad outcome for the Phils still cashed in a run.
Contrast that with the Padres, who had a first and third opportunity of their own in the seventh inning and fell flat on their faces. That’s the way things have been going all year for San Diego, as the club’s hitters have a collective .655 OPS over 2,146 plate appearances. Brutal stuff.
They fall into this same stupid RISP fail every year. Instead of a team wide commitment to trying to get the runner in, they play hero ball trying to get a bat flippable HR. But it's not the coaches, it's the psychology of these core guys setting the tone. Embarrassing. https://t.co/U1FdweatW3
— JeanClaudeFanDan (@PadreFanDan) June 3, 2026
It seems the Friars have a lot to learn from the Phillies, and not just because they released clubhouse distraction Nick Castellanos before Wednesday’s game. The Phils are a team that will need their pitchers to be flawless and their lineup to collect a few timely hits in order to succeed in October. So far they’ve gotten that.
The Padres can’t say the same. They are 0-5 against the Phils this year with a total of seven runs scored in those games. Had they been a tad less incompetent, they'd be much closer to the Dodgers in the NL West race.
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