Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt entered the game with a 5.42 ERA and went eight innings for the first time in his career. The Padres scored both their runs and managed four hits against the right-hander, who had not had a quality start in any of his eight starts leading up to Wednesday.

Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen provided another strong start and Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer as Arizona beat the San Diego Padres on the road.

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Darvish was well past his prime when the Padres got him, yet has avoided a serious arm injury in his Padres tenure. Similarly, Snell suffered no alarming setbacks — certainly nothing comparable to the shoulder ailment that has sidelined the Dodgers’ $180-million winter addition for most of this season.

Luis Arraez homered in the seventh inning to break up a scoreless tie Tuesday night and five San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.

Nick Pivetta is an out away from 11th quality start, Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. rob home runs in Padres win over Diamondbacks

San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado recorded his 2,000 career hit in the team's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.