The surging San Diego Padres are in town to face the Arizona Diamondbacks starting Aug. 4. Brandon Pfaadt opens the series on the mound.

After a monster trade deadline, the San Diego Padres trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by just three games in the National League West standings. The Padres will look to inch even closer when they face another division rival,

After Sears retired the first batter in an inning for the first time — and did so on two pitches — the Diamondbacks pushed their lead back to two runs when Tyler Locklear hit the first pitch he saw into the Diamondbacks bullpen beyond the left field fence in the left field corner. The fourth inning was the most costly.

When the Diamondbacks return to Phoenix, they will be at Chase Field for three games against the San Diego Padres, Aug. 4-6, then the Colorado Rockies, Aug. 8-10. Facing a division rival that is contending for a National League wild card spot,

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