The San Francisco Giants hit lowest point since 1940 after being swept by the San Diego Padres, falling to 59-62 and hurting playoff hopes.

The San Diego Padres will arrive in Los Angeles in first place. Their chartered flight will touch down at LAX with them holding a half-game lead over the Dodgers in the National League West. Depending on how the Dodgers fare against the Angels in Anaheim later Wednesday evening,

The sequence didn’t just summarize the Giants’ 11-1 loss to the Padres on Wednesday afternoon. It didn’t just summarize this three-game series, one where San Diego swept San Francisco. It summarized the Giants’ last two months, a stretch where they’ve been one of baseball’s worst teams and faded from the playoff picture.