Gaining the best player does not equate to a win in the game. San Diego Padres won the Major League Baseball’s trade line by acquiring one of the best players. But that did not guarantee them a win, as they lost against the LA Dodgers by 8-1.
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The Padres acquired some major players just a day before the MLB trade deadline, including the outfielder Juan Soto. But they are still unable to win.
LA Dodgers showed they do not need a major player to win
The Dodger Stadium became the witness of a much-anticipated match between the LA Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Padres won the trade deadline by acquiring Soto alone, along with Josh Bell, Brandon Drury, and Josh Hader. They became a pretty strong team after acquiring such players.
They would have become sure of winning with this solid team, but unfortunately, it did not happen, and they lost. Padres is now a much-improved team, but the Dodgers told them that NL West still runs through them.
The winner of the MLB trade deadline is _______ pic.twitter.com/lxGiD6Ib3J
— Sporting News MLB (@sn_mlb) August 2, 2022
Padres was and still is the talk of the MLB town world, but now for different reasons. They became a pretty good team on paper, and everybody was looking at the series opener to know what was going to happen.?
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And when they lost, they became the source of ridicule not only by the fans but also by the MLB analysts. Also, the LA Dodgers told everyone with that win that they can win without having a major player on their team.
Fans reacted hilariously
Reactions of the Dodgers fans to their win were hilarious because the Padres were the talk of the town the past few days. Them having lost the game resulted in a lot of mocking not only by Dodgers fans but also by the MLB analysts.
The Padres won the trade deadline. The Dodgers won tonight.
They're 73-33.
— Juan Toribio (@juanctoribio) August 6, 2022
Dodgers to the Padres tonight: pic.twitter.com/03zD5gj17B
— Jake Reiner (@Reiner_Jake) August 6, 2022
The reactions of the fans toward the Padres were even more hilarious than the analysts. They mocked Padres as much as they could and definitely did not hold back.
Padres: “We have Juan Soto and Manny Machado now, the rest of the league is in TROUBLE”
Dodgers: pic.twitter.com/pZNOK4DXAk
— Brian (@byyoon356) August 6, 2022
— USC Nation 🔴🟡✌️ (@1USCNation) August 6, 2022
Everyone just assuming tatis coming back 100% from a wrist injury that’s put him down for 9+ months 🤣
— Sad Yu Darvish (@SadYuDarvish) August 6, 2022
The teams paid tribute to the greatest of all time, Vin Scully.
A message from Dodger Stadium to Blue Heaven. pic.twitter.com/R5H5aUNfn3
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 6, 2022
At the main entrance to Dodger Stadium, in honor of Vin Scully. pic.twitter.com/LrkA6t0JyQ
— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) August 5, 2022
This @Dodgers win was for Vin. pic.twitter.com/LNzhtWAwy0
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2022
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Justin Turner wearing this hat in honor of Vin Scully pic.twitter.com/6ZtA6vrlsL
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 6, 2022
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The LA Dodgers won the first game of the series by defeating the San Diego Padres by 8-1.
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