For weeks, the Padres have won games with pitching and defense and the occasional light rally.
The biggest culprit in the team’s early-season power outage? Voit.
Wil Myers’ broken-bat RBI single gave San Diego its first lead in the eighth.
He swung and missed with each of his first six swings, continuing what’s become a worrying trend.
I can hit the high pitch — and I just haven’t been able to hit the high pitch right now.
Considering his immense power, if he were to begin making slightly more frequent contact, he’d prove hugely valuable in the middle of San Diego’s lineup.
“When you’re struggling, you want to swing your way out of it,” Melvin said.
And really, aside from their power struggles, the Padres have been a fairly complete team.
“We’re winning a lot of games, so it’s hard to talk about our offense not doing so good.
Left-hander Sean Manaea pitched seven innings of three-run ball, as he continued the rotation’s excellent start to the season.
“That was wild — I think I had a little too much energy,” Manaea said.
