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Some bullpen issues and depth in the field have hurt, but improbably bad performance in close games has San Diego sitting well below expectations.

This was a pretty weak move.

TORONTO — Blake Snell tripped and fell into some old habits. But he caught himself.

TORONTO — Manny Machado is so locked in he can beat a good pitcher on a good pitch with half a bat.

BALTIMORE — When Dean Kremer jogged out to the Camden Yards mound Wednesday, he did so just past the five-year anniversary of when the team he was about to face traded him to the Orioles.

Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff each took their winding paths to baseball immortality. Here’s how MLB’s current crop of stars measures up.

TORONTO — The Padres added on, and it held up this time.

PHILADELPHIA — The pivotal moments of Sunday’s 7-6 Phillies win over the Padres came down to defense. In the 11th, with a runner on third, Trea Turner made a leaping grab to rob Gary Sanchez of the go-ahead hit. Later in the same inning, Sanchez made a fantastic defensive play…

PHILADELPHIA — Yu Darvish came out of the All-Star break strong, and so did the Padres’ offense.

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish climbed the mound on Friday some seven pounds lighter than his last start on June 21.

SAN DIEGO — Seth Lugo's phone rang more than few times over the offseason. The Mets were never on the other end of call, perhaps because they eyed much larger prizes to fill the vacancies left by Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Taijuan Walker than moving their longtime reliever into…