The Padres beat the D-backs 5-1 on August 6, giving San Diego another direct win against the team it is trying to chase down.
San Diego built the early lead with Manny Machado bringing in two runs and Ty France adding a sacrifice fly. Arizona's only run came in the third inning, when Gabriel Moreno singled home Corbin Carroll.
Jackson Merrill added an RBI single in the seventh, and the Padres finished off a clean win that kept Arizona from building any late push.
What It Means
The Padres improve to 60-56. The D-backs fall to 61-55.
BaseChaser lists San Diego at 38.2% to make the playoffs. Arizona remains ahead at 51.7%.
That gap still matters, but this was the kind of result that cuts straight into Arizona's cushion. San Diego is still chasing. Arizona is still ahead. The space between them is getting harder to ignore.
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