The Padres are 46-18 in the month of May since 2005 season, including a 5-2 record heading into Wednesday's game to start the month this year. Last year San Diego posted a 19-10 record during May and the year before that finished the month 22-6.
Geoff Blum was quoted as saying, "May the past two years has put us into the postseason". If this is true, teams that start out in the hole will be looking up all season.
Most handicappers will write this off as sheer coincidence with a slight mental edge from the Padres players. A couple of losses could surely shake the confidence of the Padres and swing this trend the other way. Last year, the Padres' pitching was the biggest reason for their success and posted an NL best 3.58 team ERA in May.
This season the Padres are 18-15, hitting 2.39 and putting up between four and five runs per game. They currently rank seventh in the NL in ERA and have one of the best bullpens in baseball backing up the starting rotation.
Mike Harmon
ATSNetwork.com
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