San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks

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Randy Vásquez (6-6, 4.45 ERA) gets the ball for San Diego looking to answer for the series-opening loss, while Arizona counters with Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3, 2.48), an All-Star this summer who's quietly stringing together one of the better seasons of his career.

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Padres(58-55)

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9

+1.5o8.5

Diamondbacks(60-53)

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4

-1.5u8.5

Best BetDiamondbacks -135

Pregame

Arizona's the play here behind Rodriguez, who's been about as consistent as any starter in the league this year. San Diego is live with the extra run behind the plus-money price, but the value tilts toward backing the D-backs to just win the thing outright at home.

Rodriguez has done it without a full complement of arms behind him — Zac Gallen and Corbin Burnes are both done for the year, and the Diamondbacks are still piecing together a rotation around him. Catcher Gabriel Moreno is day-to-day, too, which matters against a Padres lineup that's shown it can hang plenty of runs when a start goes sideways.

Randy Vásquez

(8-6)·4.30 ERA

Jul 25 @ Marlins

ND

2.2IP

1ER

0K

2BB

37P

08/04 Lineup

Eduardo Rodriguez

(12-4)·2.71 ERA

Jul 29 @ Pirates

W

8.0IP

0ER

2K

1BB

105P

08/04 Lineup

San Diego didn't sit still at the deadline. The Padres added Robbie Ray and Casey Mize to bolster the rotation, moves that speak to how badly they want to stay in the wild-card picture after Arizona jumped them in the standings with Monday's series opener.

San Diego Padres

(58-55)

Aug 4L@ Diamondbacks1-5

Aug 2Wvs Giants5-4

Aug 2Wvs Giants6-5

Aug 1Wvs Giants7-0

Jul 31Lvs Giants1-4

Arizona Diamondbacks

(60-53)

Aug 4Wvs Padres5-1

Aug 2L@ Guardians0-5

Aug 1W@ Guardians12-8

Jul 31W@ Guardians4-1

Jul 29W@ Pirates3-0

The Padres have actually won 3 of their last 5, including two comeback wins over the Giants, so this isn't a team in freefall — it's a team that just ran into a buzzsaw in Rodriguez and Arizona's lineup. Vásquez, meanwhile, needs a bounce-back: his last time out he was pulled after just 2.2 innings against Miami.

San Diego Padres

(9)

• 10-Day-ILSamad Taylor (LF) — Taylor (oblique) has been taking light swings and rehabbing at the Padres' spring complex in Arizona, MLB.com reports.08/04
• 10-Day-ILMiguel Andujar (DH) — The Padres placed Andujar on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured right wrist.07/20
• 15-Day-ILDavid Morgan (RP) — Morgan (knee) made a rehab appearance Sunday at Triple-A El Paso, allowing one hit and no walks over an inning of relief.08/03
• 15-Day-ILLucas Giolito (SP) — Giolito (elbow) has been throwing at San Diego's team complex in Arizona and may be close to facing hitters, MLB.com reports.07/22
• 60-Day-ILJason Adam (RP) — The Padres transferred Adam (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.08/03
• 60-Day-ILJoe Musgrove (SP) — Musgrove (elbow) is slated to make a rehab appearance for Single-A Lake Elsinore on Tuesday.08/03
• 60-Day-ILNick Pivetta (SP) — Pivetta (forearm) is slated to make a rehab appearance for Single-A Lake Elsinore on Tuesday.08/03
• 60-Day-ILRamon Laureano (LF) — Laureano underwent surgery Friday to repair his torn right labrum, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBryan Hoeing (RP) — The Padres transferred Hoeing (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Arizona Diamondbacks

(14)

• Day-To-DayGabriel Moreno (C) — no08/04
• 10-Day-ILJordan Lawlar (LF) — Lawlar (hamstring) has resumed all baseball activity and is nearly running at full speed, MLB.com reports.07/25
• 10-Day-ILLourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF) — Gurriel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis.07/18
• 10-Day-ILTommy Troy (LF) — Manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Troy (shoulder) is expected to remain out for roughly 3-to-4 weeks, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILMichael Soroka (SP) — Soroka (glute) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno on Tuesday, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.07/31
• 15-Day-ILDrey Jameson (RP) — The Diamondbacks recalled Jameson from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.07/22
• 60-Day-ILZac Gallen (SP) — The Diamondbacks transferred Gallen (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.08/04
• 60-Day-ILJustin Martinez (RP) — Martinez (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Visalia on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.08/02
• 60-Day-ILA.J. Puk (RP) — Manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that MRI results on Puk's left shoulder revealed that his shoulder capsule hasn't fully healed, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILRyne Nelson (SP) — Nelson (elbow) will begin a throwing program Saturday or Sunday, Alex D'Agostino of SI.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILAndrew Saalfrank (RP) — Saalfrank (shoulder) has begun a throwing program, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILCorbin Burnes (SP) — Burnes (elbow) began a throwing program July 10 and felt good following the session, MLB.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILCristian Mena (RP) — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Monday that Mena underwent surgery on his right shoulder and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILBlake Walston (SP) — Walston (elbow) paused his rehab program earlier in the season, but he was expected to start building back up around the middle of May, MLB.com reports.06/01

Both rosters are banged up in the rotation, but Arizona's lineup — led by Corbin Carroll, now the franchise's all-time triples leader — has the higher ceiling right now. San Diego needs Vásquez to give length and keep this from turning into a bullpen game against a Diamondbacks team that's won 4 of its last 5.