It was a bloodbath in the National League West last week, with all five teams in the division piling up defeats. The Dodgers, Padres, Giants, and Diamondbacks all had their longest losing streaks of the season last week, while the Rockies at four straight losses to end the week was two shy of their worst stretch in 2026.
Neither the Dodgers nor Giants hit a home run all week, and San Francisco lost all six of its games. The entire division combined to go just 6-24 for the week. Brutal.
Division notes
Ildemaro Vargas
was hitless on Saturday, which was notable because that’s the first such game for him this year. The utility man, who has played all four infield positions for Arizona, had a 27-game hit streak dating back to 2025, during which he hit .400/.427/.667. Samath and Jim McLennan at AZ Snake Pit examined the longest Diamondbacks hit streak since 1999.
The Giants did not hit a home run in any of their six games last week, and have gone homerless in an MLB-high 21 of their 34 games this season. They have lost 18 of those 21 games, fueling their worst-in-baseball 3.12 runs per game. “Runs have been hard to come by for this club,” wrote Steven Kennedy at McCovey Chronicles. “Wall-clearing power, nearly impossible.”
Mason Miller on Tuesday allowed two runs to the Chicago Cubs, which snapped his scoreless streak at 34 2/3 innings. though the Padres did win that game before their losing streak. Dating back to last year’s trade deadline, Miller has allowed a run in only two of his ..37 games with San Diego.
Samantha Bradfield at Purple Row laid out the details of the Rockies cultural education and development program for their Dominican academy and summer league team.
NL West standings
Dodgers 21-13, – –
Padres 20-13, 0.5 GB
D-backs 16-17, 4.5 GB
Rockies 14-21, 7.5 GB
Giants 13-21, 8 GB
The week ahead
- Dodgers: at Astros, vs. Braves
- Padres: at Giants, vs. Cardinals (4 games)
- D-backs: vs. Pirates, vs. Mets
- Giants: vs. Padres, vs. Pirates
- Rockies: vs. Mets, at Phillies
