Padres fans demand more from batters after shocking display against Brewers: "Dear lord someone please tell Soto to swing the bat"
The Milwaukee Brewers, riding high on sharp pitching by Wade Miley and Devin Williams, saw off the San Diego Padres on Sunday after preventing the hosts from scoring a single run.
The game's only run was set up by a disengagement violation on San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish.
It was truly a game of the pitchers, with Darvish and Miley setting the stage on fire. Miley (2-1) allowed four hits, struck out eight, and walked none. Darvish set the Padres up well with a dominant display, striking out 12 in seven innings. The Padres batters were nowhere to be seen, however.
The San Diego Padres slumped to their third defeat in a series of four against the Milwaukee Brewers, while the visitors improved to 4-3 on a 10-game trip. The Padres have dropped to 2-5 in their past seven games.
Incensed Padres fans took to social media to call out their batters, especially star man Juan Soto, who has struggled to find form at the start of the season. Fans also took a dig at the organization's hefty spending spree this offseason, calling for results and not star power.
@Padres Dear lord someone please tell Soto to swing the bat
@Padres Spent $1B on players...can't be them 😅 https://t.co/q5o3Uwp4aB
@Padres trade soto for ohtani come the trade deadline PLEASE
@Padres That hurt. Yu was so good.
@Padres https://t.co/crxM3Isuhr
@Padres Is Juan Soto injured? Or why he didn't steal second when he got the walk? Kim would have tied the game with that single. The way the ninth inning was managed was just pathetic.
@Padres Do you even want the NL West
@Padres Times 3 + Brewers series W https://t.co/LSj9M7J0Wm
@Padres To lose because of an unclear balk early in the game was ridiculous.
@Padres The lack of hitting continues. It’s been an issue for a long time. My guess is like the rest of us, you guys have no idea what it is or how to fix it. But, you still manage to pull in massive crowds, including the one today to watch a sub-mediocre team. Rock on!
@Padres Soto is one of the worst players in baseball over the past year
@Padres https://t.co/DqfPKlXt7v
The Padres host the Braves in a 3-game home series
The Padres' upcoming home series against the Atlanta Braves will be a rematch of their series earlier this season, where San Diego handed the Braves three of their four losses.
The Padres have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more in eight of their last 13. The Padres are 7-2 this season after scoring four or more runs.
Lefty Ryan Weathers will be crucial to the success of the Padres against the Braves. He is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in two starts this season and the Padres have won both of his starts thus far. Weathers has thrown 10 innings and allowed eight hits and three runs.