San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez is one of the best contact hitters in baseball, but as the trade deadline intensifies, the question of how other team

And, entering play Tuesday, Padres first baseman Luis Arraez had struck out nine times this season. Nine. It's not like he's missed time with injury either. Arraez has played in 84 of San Diego's 90 games.

Shildt was tossed by home plate umpire Brian Walsh in the sixth inning after yelling from the dugout about a ball call on a pitch by Nick Pivetta that certainly appeared to be over the edge of the plate. Walsh warned Shildt to be quiet, and he ejected him when Shildt kept complaining.

The fruits of recent Drafts are just about everywhere on this Padres roster. Playing center field? 2021 first-rounder Jackson Merrill. All-Star setup man Jason Adam? Acquired for ‘22 first-rounder Dylan Lesko.

Arraez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Diamondbacks. Arraez broke the deadlock with a solo shot off Merrill Kelly in the seventh inning. Arraez is up to five homers on the year, including two over his last 10 games, a span ...

All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. scored the tying run in the third inning and doubled in the go-ahead run in the fourth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 to take two of three.

After five days of Luis Arraez atop the order and Fernando Tatis Jr. in the clean-up spot, Padres manager Mike Shildt has had the two switch roles for a third straight game heading into Friday’s 3:40 p.

Luis Arraez homered leading off the seventh inning and Jackson Merrill and All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. made home run-robbing catches for the Padres, who beat the Diamondbacks 1-0 on Tuesday night.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres play the Texas Rangers after Luis Arraez’s four-hit game on Saturday. San Diego has a 47-41 record overall and a 26-15 record in home games. The Padres are 33-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The San Diego Padres welcome the Texas Rangers to Petco Park for the rubber match of their three-game set during Sunday Night Baseball. Luis Arraez has been a hit machine with six knocks in the first two games of the series, while Marcus Semien has been a consistent producer for a struggling Rangers offense.