The Arizona Diamondbacks are tyring to avoid a three-game road sweep against the Angels before thsi weeks MLB All-Star break.

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado hit leadoff homers and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Thursday night to split a four-game series.

Darvish was well past his prime when the Padres got him, yet has avoided a serious arm injury in his Padres tenure. Similarly, Snell suffered no alarming setbacks — certainly nothing comparable to the shoulder ailment that has sidelined the Dodgers’ $180-million winter addition for most of this season.

Luis Arraez homered in the seventh inning to break up a scoreless tie Tuesday night and five San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt entered the game with a 5.42 ERA and went eight innings for the first time in his career. The Padres scored both their runs and managed four hits against the right-hander, who had not had a quality start in any of his eight starts leading up to Wednesday.