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NL West · 2026 season · Lost 3-1 to MIL

The story so far

Lost 3-1 to MIL

Padres fans spent September counting down the magic number and marveling at a late-July turnaround to 91 wins, then celebrated a Game 1 rout of the Cubs. The mood curdled against Milwaukee, where bullpen walks and a silent lineup ended the season in bitter, familiar fashion.

From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 5–11 · 1-3

Season misery
49Meh
Worst week
87Jun 29–Jul 5
Best week
16Apr 13–19
Mar 23–29: misery 40 (Content) · 1-2Mar 30–Apr 5: misery 58 (Uneasy) · 3-3Apr 6–12: misery 29 (Euphoric) · 6-1Apr 13–19: misery 16 (Euphoric) · 5-1Apr 20–26: misery 43 (Content) · 3-2Apr 27–May 3: misery 51 (Meh) · 2-4May 4–10: misery 52 (Meh) · 4-3May 11–17: misery 46 (Meh) · 4-2May 18–24: misery 54 (Meh) · 3-3May 25–31: misery 67 (Miserable) · 1-5Jun 1–7: misery 81 (Despair) · 1-5Jun 8–14: misery 50 (Meh) · 4-2Jun 15–21: misery 69 (Miserable) · 2-4Jun 22–28: misery 39 (Content) · 4-2Jun 29–Jul 5: misery 87 (Despair) · 1-6Jul 6–12: misery 55 (Uneasy) · 4-3Jul 13–19: misery 85 (Despair) · 1-2Jul 20–26: misery 47 (Meh) · 4-3Jul 27–Aug 2: misery 25 (Euphoric) · 5-1Aug 3–9: misery 45 (Content) · 4-3Aug 10–16: misery 18 (Euphoric) · 5-1Aug 17–23: misery 38 (Content) · 4-2Aug 24–30: misery 73 (Miserable) · 1-5Aug 31–Sep 6: misery 49 (Meh) · 3-3Sep 7–13: misery 35 (Content) · 6-0Sep 14–20: misery 25 (Euphoric) · 6-1Sep 21–27: misery 42 (Content) · 4-2Sep 28–Oct 4: misery 42 (Content) · 2-2Oct 5–11: misery 68 (Miserable) · 1-13/234/205/186/157/138/109/710/5
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long

  • Fans went from tracking the magic number to clinching at Dodger Stadium and taking the top wild card, then rode Game 1 euphoria into a Milwaukee series some ultimately called cursed.

    “We may have just watched the finest game in Padres history.”

    ▲ 292Sep 28–Oct 4

    Sep 14–20 ›Sep 21–27 ›Sep 28–Oct 4 ›
Built late
Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. —Oct 26–Nov 1out
  2. —Oct 19–25out
  3. —Oct 12–18out
  4. 68Oct 5–111-1›
  5. 42Sep 28–Oct 42-2›
  6. 42Sep 21–274-2›
  7. 25Sep 14–206-1›
  8. 35Sep 7–136-0›
  9. 49Aug 31–Sep 63-3›
  10. 73Aug 24–301-5›
  11. 38Aug 17–234-2›
  12. 18Aug 10–165-1›
  13. 45Aug 3–94-3›
  14. 25Jul 27–Aug 25-1›
  15. 47Jul 20–264-3›
  16. 85Jul 13–19blowup game1-2›
  17. 55Jul 6–124-3›
  18. 87Jun 29–Jul 5blowup game1-6›
  19. 39Jun 22–28blowup game4-2›
  20. 69Jun 15–21blowup game2-4›
  21. 50Jun 8–144-2›
  22. 81Jun 1–7blowup game1-5›
  23. 67May 25–311-5›
  24. 54May 18–243-3›
  25. 46May 11–174-2›
  26. 52May 4–104-3›
  27. 51Apr 27–May 32-4›
  28. 43Apr 20–263-2›
  29. 16Apr 13–195-1›
  30. 29Apr 6–126-1›
  31. 58Mar 30–Apr 53-3›
  32. 40Mar 23–291-2›