How the SF Giants are outperforming the star-studded Padres (Part 2 of 2)

Perhaps Locked On Padres host Javier Reyes was right. The San Francisco Giants outplayed the Padres in every way last night, and Reyes had said just the day before that the soul had been sucked out of the San Diego squad. The SF Giants entered last night's game with just 29 games remaining on their schedule, and clinging to a half-game lead over the NL's final wild card spot. With the emphatic 7-2 win, the Giants gained a half game on the idle D-backs to establish a one-game lead with 28 games to play.

In Part 2 of this conversation between Locked On Giants and Locked On Padres, Ben Kaspick and Reyes try to pinpoint what exactly has gone wrong for the Padres this season. Speculation abounds, but so does their abysmal record in one run games and astonishing 0-11 record in extra innings. Perhaps bad luck is a significant part of the Padres' collapse thus far, but there seem to be deeper issues that are explored.

In contrast, the SF Giants, while far from perfect, seem to be sort of the anti-Padres. The Giants are not loaded with stars, but they play for each other, seem to have a great culture from top to bottom, and they consistently outperform expectations.

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