Nick Pivetta held Arizona to two hits over seven innings and Jake Cronenworth homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the Diamondbacks 8-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.

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The Padres are 38-29 and third in the NL West, two games back of the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and one game behind the San Francisco Giants. They just lost two of three agains the Dodgers at home, including dropping the series opener, 8-7, in extra innings.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres play the Los Angeles Dodgers after Fernando Tatis Jr. had four hits on Sunday in an 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Los Angeles has a 25-12 record in home games and a 43-29 record overall. The Dodgers have the top team on-base percentage in MLB play at .340.

The Diamondbacks made a move to shore up their organizational pitching depth, signing right-hander Anthony DeSclafani to a major league contract and fitting him on the roster by optioning right-hander Bryce Jarvis to Triple-A Reno.

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The San Diego Padres entered the weekend with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games, but they still have one of the best records in the National League. With the MLB trade deadline just over a month out, San Diego is reportedly willing to be aggressive to upgrade one key spot in its lineup.

Several weeks from the trade deadline, the San Diego Padres find themselves in a precarious position. Their offense, according to some statistics, has been the worst in the majors for more than a month.

San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill is not in Sunday's lineup after leaving Saturday's loss early with an injury. Merrill sustained the injury during a