San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin, who was swept by the same district rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, raised his voice saying that he needed to do better than his opponent.

On the 15th (Korean time), Melvin looked back on the game in an interview after losing 0-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

On this day, San Diego was silent as the entire team only got 3 hits and 3 walks. In scoring position, he recorded no hits in 9 at-bats and 6 left bases.

San Diego was swept in three consecutive matches by the Dodgers. Photo (Los Angeles, USA)=ⓒAFPBBNews = News1
“The opponent has a good pitching staff. I think our pitchers also pitched well. Weathers (starter Ryan Weathers) did his job,” he praised the pitchers of both teams.

Regarding hitters, “I still haven’t reached the level I wanted. He thought he was out of the slump in his first game last season away from Minnesota. However, after two hard fights, he continued to struggle even after coming here. He has confidence and keeps fighting,” he said.

“Sometimes I feel pressured. Just five days ago, we said that the team’s hitting line came out of a slump. The problem is that it didn’t stay that way. Until we maintain this, we will not be able to meet expectations.”

After the team meeting on the last day of the Minnesota trip, he revealed that there were no additional meetings, and said, “I have to return home and regroup while maintaining my mindset.”

When a team’s batting line falls into a slump, the first arrow of criticism tends to be directed at the coaching staff. Melvin emphasized that it was not the coaches’ problem, saying, “The hitting coaches are preparing really hard.”

As the major league schedule was changed to face all 29 teams from this season, the six series with teams from the same district was reduced to four. San Diego, which was sluggish against the Dodgers for two weeks with 1 win and 5 losses, will not face the Dodgers again until August.

For San Diego, which is becoming smaller in front of the Dodgers, it may be a small comfort to not see them for a while. We could be a better team in the meantime.먹튀검증

When asked if this is good for the team, he said, “We have to beat the Dodgers. There is no expectation of not dealing with them or anything like that. You have to do better than them. I am looking forward to the next confrontation,” he retorted, raising his voice.