The San Diego Padres entered the weekend with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games, but they still have one of the best records in the National League. With the MLB trade deadline just over a month out, San Diego is reportedly willing to be aggressive to upgrade one key spot in its lineup.

Meanwhile, Bergert was shutting us right down in his first trip through the order, striking out six of the first ten Diamondbacks he faced and only allowing a Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. bloop single to shallow center with two outs in the second.

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Corbin Carroll and Josh Naylor homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to four games.

Padres second. Jackson Merrill singles to right field. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shortstop. Jackson Merrill out at second. Gavin Sheets homers to right field. Jake Cronenworth flies out to shallow center field to Geraldo Perdomo.

The Padres offense finally figured out how to hit with runners in scoring position, building a 7-3 lead over the Diamondbacks, only to watch Robert Suarez, their All-Star closer, blow it in a head-scratching 8-7 loss that handed Arizona the series win and San Diego a third straight loss.

The Padres' biggest loss Saturday involved All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill, who sustained a head injury on an attempted steal.