Our Bats Went Cold, But Manny Machado's Team Is Playing 'Dog S***' and That's Saying Something

Ugh, another one, huh? Watching the Mets hang seven runs on us while we scraped a single, lonely point across tonight was just... tough. Really tough. Our T-Mobile Park faithful deserved better, and honestly, seeing the bats go quiet like that again is a gut punch this early in the season. But hey, as much as our Emerald City nine is making us pull our hair out sometimes, we can at least look at the San Diego Padres and know it could be worse. Their main man, Manny Machado, literally just told MLB.com his team is playing 'dog s***.' And honestly, when you look at the numbers, he's not wrong.

Padres' Pain Is Real

Machado's frustration is totally understandable because the Padres are in a deep, deep hole right now. They've dropped five games in a row and a brutal nine of their last 10, showing absolutely no signs of life. Get this, they've only scored 17 total runs in those last nine losses since May 24. Seventeen! That's just wild. They're dead last in the entire major leagues, not just in runs scored with a dismal 231, but also in batting average, hitting a paltry .218. The Philadelphia Phillies just swept them for the second time in a week, winning all six games they've played against San Diego this season. That's a rough scene down in San Diego.

Machado's Own Battle and What It Feels Like Up Here

Machado himself isn't immune to the struggles, despite trying to carry the load. In that 6-4 loss to the Phillies, he did blast a two-run homer, but not before striking out on three pitches in each of his first two at-bats. He's currently hitting a career-low .174, with 11 homers and 32 RBIs this season. You can feel his frustration when he said, "People are frustrated. The fans want us to win games. So do we. We're more frustrated than anybody. We want to turn things around. Everybody on this ballclub is trying to do that. So we're going to keep working, just knowing that we're still in a good position, even though we're playing like dog s---. But things will turn around. It's a long season. There's still a lot of baseball to be played. This group in here knows it. All we can do is keep working. Things will change." He's right, though, it's a long season. For us here in Seattle, after watching that 7-1 defeat to the Mets, we're definitely feeling some of that frustration too. Our Mariners have a ton of baseball left, and we know our guys, like Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez, are working their tails off every single day. The early season form is starting to show, and it’s up to them to make those "things will change" a reality. Let's keep that Emerald City hope alive and look for those bats to wake up, real soon. Go M's!

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