Padres games feel like they’re over soon after they begin. Sometimes, it’s sooner than that.

That’s how well it’s going. There are many reasons for it. Great run prevention, foremost. An offense long on resourcefulness. Pitching health that, for now, gets an A+.

There’s another important realm that relates to the Padres and their pursuit of an ideal playoff berth.

The aptitude of their opponents matters, too. Several teams deemed more capable than the Padres when spring training began have fallen short of projections by oddsmakers and other professional analysts.

The Dodgers, for one, have become far more vulnerable than anyone said they would be in March.

Poor pitching health that dates to April and the worst four-month stretch of Mookie Betts’ career, by far, have weakened the defen

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