The Atlanta Braves’ season came to an end Wednesday with a second straight defeat to the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

While not surprising, it was disappointing to see a team with so much hype and excitement entering the season, not even win a postseason game.

One could argue, though, that the Braves’ season was doomed to fail on April 5 when ace starting pitcher Spencer Strider made his second and final start of the season and was later announced that he had been lost for the year due to damage to his UCL in his right elbow.

The season was put in more dire straits on May 26 when reigning Most Valuable Player Ronald Acuña Jr. was lost for the year with a torn left ACL. The team’s best pitcher and player were done before the summer.

The season was ultimately lost on Aug. 18 when Austin Riley was plunked on his right hand by a pitch. While he had hopes of returning later in the season, Riley’s year was ultimately finished.

Those injuries do not even include those sustained by Michael Harris II, Sean Murphy and Ozzie Albies, which led to all missing significant time this year. While they returned for the Braves’ short-lived postseason, only Harris hit well in the two games.

Projected Cy Young winner Chris Sale’s back spasms that kept him off the Wild Card roster seemed only appropriate and disheartening for this year. The Braves could not count on the league’s best pitcher to perform because of injury, though he was dynamite and dependable the whole season, making 29 starts.

Sometimes the stars do not align for a team to win that year. The fact that the Braves won 89 games, finished second in the National League East and advanced to the playoffs for a seventh straight year is a testament to manager Brian Snitker and the culture built and sustained with this group of Braves. But let’s face it, almost nobody outside the Braves organization believed they were a threat to win a series, much less, contend for a World Series championship.

The Padres were healthier, better and had homefield advantage; all of which were too much for this year’s Braves to overcome. Sometimes it’s not your year. It wasn’t for the Braves. Maybe it will be next year.