Max Muncy gets brutally honest about the Dodgers’ Game 2 blowout loss to the Padres

Max Muncy summed up the Dodgers’ performance in their 10-2 loss to the Padres in three simple words.

“We sucked,” Muncy said.

Muncy then added, “Rinse it. Move on. Like I said, we sucked tonight. This is not us as a group. We’ve been good all year.”

The one swear word that summed up the whole night. The Dodgers were beaten by the Padres and suffered a loss that changed the entire energy of the National League Division Series.

After a hard-fought 7-5 win over San Diego in Game 1, things were looking up for the Dodgers. Many fans believed the Game 1 win set the tone for the rest of the series.

They were wrong.

The Padres not only fought back, but also trampled Los Angeles’ star-studded lineup. Padres right-hander Yu Darvish pitched a great game and kept his cool for seven innings.

Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts all went scoreless. Betts hasn’t scored since Game 3 of the 2022 NLDS. He singled in the first inning of Game 3 in 2022.

The three MVPs were silenced, and for most of the game, the rest of the lineup remained quiet as well. To make matters worse, some Dodgers fans have hit rock bottom.

Baseball balls and bottles were thrown at Padres outfielders Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. The situation escalated to the point where the umpires, along with Dodgers security, had to intervene.

The frustration was palpable throughout Chavez Ravine, but on Sunday night the stupidity seeped into Dodger Stadium.

“I understand the fans are frustrated with us in this game, but they just can’t throw stuff on the field,” Muncy said. “That’s for what the Padres did, it doesn’t matter.”

Muncy was referring to the taunts and ridicule of several San Diego players. Profar and Tatis led the effort to anger Dodgers fans over their team’s debacle.

A reporter asked Muncy after the game whether Profar’s antics included throwing something toward the Dodgers’ dugout. The frustrated third baseman had a clear answer.

“Wouldn’t surprise me,” he said.

The game was another blot on the Dodgers’ postseason narrative. Instead of moving one step closer to redemption, the Dodgers just undid the heroics of Game 1.

After Sunday night’s brutal loss, the Dodgers need to win one of the two games at Petco Park to keep their season alive.

Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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