PADRES KEEP ROLLING, DODGERS LOSE AND THE GIANTS ARE A DISASTER
August 17, 2026 | JackedUpSportz
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On Friday I made the prediction.
The Padres are going to win the NL West.
Then they lost Saturday.
Great timing.
But yesterday they got right back to work.
The Padres shut out Cleveland.
The Dodgers lost.
Arizona lost.
And the Giants somehow managed to make losing to Colorado look even worse than it sounds.
Let’s get into it.
THE PADRES ARE BACK AT IT
San Diego beat Cleveland 5-0 yesterday to take the series and improve to 67-58.
That’s now 17 wins in their last 22 games and three consecutive series wins.
Saturday’s loss stopped the six-game winning streak.
Apparently it didn’t stop anything else.
Luis Rengifo and Gavin Sheets went back-to-back in the second inning. Jase Bowen and Jake Cronenworth added homers later in the game.
Four home runs.
Five runs.
And Cleveland never scored.
UNJACKED.
CASEY MIZE IS LOOKING LIKE A PRETTY GOOD ADDITION
Mize went six innings and allowed only three hits and one walk.
No runs.
That’s exactly what San Diego needed after Saturday’s loss.
And then Jeremiah Estrada, Adrian Morejon and Yuki Matsui finished the shutout with three scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
That’s the Padres’ ninth shutout of the season.
VERY UNJACKED.
AND THEN MILWAUKEE DID US A FAVOR
You know what’s almost as enjoyable as a Padres win?
A Dodgers loss.
Milwaukee beat LA 6-2 yesterday and took three of four games from the Dodgers.
Logan Henderson held Los Angeles to one run over seven innings and Jake Bauers had four hits and two RBI.
The Dodgers are now 74-51.
San Diego is 67-58.
That’s a seven-game difference.
Is seven games a lot with this much baseball left?
Yes.
Is it impossible?
Absolutely not.
Especially when one team has won 17 of 22.
I’m sticking with the prediction.
Dodgers losing: VERY UNJACKED.
ARIZONA LOST TOO
Yesterday was almost perfect for San Diego.
Atlanta beat Arizona 5-3 after Matt Olson hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning.
That puts Arizona at 66-59.
San Diego is now one game ahead of the Diamondbacks for second place.
A few days ago the Padres were trying to catch Arizona.
Now Arizona is trying to catch the Padres.
UNJACKED.
AND THEN THERE ARE MY GIANTS
What the hell was that?
The Giants lost to Colorado 13-7 yesterday.
San Francisco actually led 7-6 entering the sixth inning.
Then the Rockies scored seven unanswered runs.
But here’s my favorite part.
Giants pitchers issued 10 walks.
Ten.
Colorado scored eight runs after free passes, and the Rockies won the season series against San Francisco for the first time since 2020.
The Giants are now 51-73.
Manager Tony Vitello compared the game to something you’d see at the junior college level.
I don’t really have anything to add to that.
VERY JACKED UP.
AT LEAST BRYCE ELDRIDGE KEEPS PLAYING
This is basically where I’m at with the Giants now.
Forget the standings.
Play the kids.
Bryce Eldridge drove in a run yesterday and continues getting everyday major-league experience at 21 years old.
That’s what matters now.
Figure out who belongs on the next good Giants team.
Everything else is just playing out the schedule.
THE NL WEST RIGHT NOW
Dodgers: 74-51
Padres: 67-58
Diamondbacks: 66-59
Giants: 51-73
Rockies: 50-74
San Diego is seven games behind LA.
Arizona is one game behind San Diego.
And the Giants and Rockies are apparently having their own private competition at the bottom.
PADRES START A BIG ROAD SERIES TONIGHT
San Diego opens a three-game series against the Mets tonight at Citi Field.
The Padres enter at 67-58 while New York is 56-69.
This is exactly the kind of series San Diego has to win if they’re serious about putting pressure on the Dodgers.
You just took a series in Cleveland.
You’ve won 17 of 22.
Don’t give any of it back against a team that’s 13 games under .500.
AROUND THE SPORTS WORLD
The first full week of NFL preseason football is in the books.
And one name I’m keeping an eye on is 49ers rookie receiver De’Zhaun Stribling.
Stribling caught seven of eight targets for 63 yards in San Francisco’s preseason opener and is already being mentioned as one of the notable fantasy risers from Week 1.
Preseason?
Mostly meaningless.
Young 49ers looking good?
I’ll take it.
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TODAY’S JUS SCORECARD
Padres winning 17 of 22: EXTREMELY UNJACKED
Casey Mize throwing six scoreless: VERY UNJACKED
Four Padres home runs: UNJACKED
Padres taking another series: UNJACKED
Dodgers losing three of four to Milwaukee: EXTREMELY UNJACKED
Arizona losing: UNJACKED
Giants giving up seven unanswered runs to Colorado: JACKED UP
Giants pitchers walking 10 guys: VERY JACKED UP
Padres only seven games behind LA: INTERESTING
I’m still sticking with it.
The Padres will win the NL West.
Seven games.
A little over a month to go.
And San Diego is playing its best baseball of the season.
Go make me look smart.
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