Gonzalez (9-7) struggled through 4.1 ineffectual innings Wednesday in a loss to the Padres, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out six.

EDGE Analysis

The bad times continue for Gonzalez, who's been tagged for 14 earned runs over just 12.1 innings in his last three outings. He'd looked like he was sort of getting it together through July and early August, but a decline in his strikeout rate combined with his ever-present proclivity for issuing walks has Gio's ERA and WHIP well higher than they've been at any time since his ugly 2009 rookie campaign. At least the lefty's missed some bats over his last two outings, but that's a small consolation when he's putting up such awful ratios.