Padres face Diamondbacks in crucial four-game series at Petco Park
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 7, 2026, 1:35 AM
Last updated Jul 7, 2026
The San Diego Padres host the Arizona Diamondbacks in a four-game set starting today at Petco Park. The Padres enter this matchup with a 44-45 record, struggling with eight losses in their last nine games and trailing the final National League Wild Card spot by four games. Arizona shares the same record but is showing signs of inconsistency, having experienced both winning stretches and slumps this season. Both teams look to turn their fortunes around with the All-Star break approaching and the trade deadline looming.
- •Padres are 4.0 games back of the Wild Card spot.
- •San Diego has lost eight of the last nine games.
- •Diamondbacks are tied with the Padres in NL West at 44-45.
- •Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. are underperforming this season.
- •Four-game series begins today at 6:40 p.m. PT.
- 1:35 AMYahoo Sports — Series Preview: Slumping Padres host Diamondbacks in four-game set
"With the club one game under the .500 mark and 4.0 games back of the third and final Wild Card spot in the National League, the Padres are in serious trouble of falling out of contention with 73 games to go.
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