'The quicker you understand that this game is hard and you’re going to go through stretches like this, I think the quicker you can get out of it'
Fernando Tatis Jr. was already sitting at his locker as reporters gathered. To the right of Tatis, Manny Machado’s demeanor shifted from understandably surly to introspective as he considered the
Tatis missed the first 20 games as he served the remainder of his PED suspension. Machado had a good day in Mexico City, but his nine groundball double plays are tied for the most in the majors and his short-term availability is in question. Soto is absolutely scalding the ball this month , but a 3-for-28 stretch dropped his batting average as low as .176 on April 21.
It showed exactly the head space that Bogaerts — and many of his teammates — are trying to crawl out of. Bogaerts was chuckling as he spoke Monday. The Padres had won in spite of themselves, and Bogaerts was quick to note that the team will “take any type of win we can get,” he said.Melvin had called a meeting following a series loss in Minnesota last week. After a sweep in LA over the weekend and a series loss at the hands of a team that had won only two series all year, it was the players placing a mirror in the middle of their clubhouse.
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