After stumbling through season’s final month, Padres get to the part that matters

After stumbling through season’s final month, Padres get to the part that matters

All right. The regular season is over. And no one has any idea what to make of it. The Padres routed the Diamondbacks 12-4 on Sunday in a game that was meaningless except for that it got the Padres to 90 wins for the second straight season for the first time in franchise history. That should be stressed at the outset when talking about what a mucky month-plus the Padres plodded through before closing with seven victories in their final eight gam…