Scott Kazmir of Tampa Bay tied a career high Tuesday night with 11 strikeouts.
Big deal. It came against the Padres.
Or haven’t you noticed that the Padres have struck out 72 times in their last seven games?
Suddenly, lots of deficiencies are showing up in the Padres during their current four-game losing streak.
We’ve documented all season that they can’t hit. Their pitchers also can’t hold runners on base, which cost them the game-winning run in Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Seattle.
And then there’s the once magnificent bullpen. With three starters (David Wells, Greg Maddux and Justin Germano) rarely going past five or six innings, the bullpen is burning out.
The Dodgers are back in a three-way tie for first with the Padres and Arizona. This corner’s money is on the Dodgers to win the NL West.
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