The San Diego Padres are being advised to avoid swinging a deal with the Miami Marlins before the MLB trade deadline.

The Arizona Diamondbacks held the San Diego Padres to six hits in a 5-1 win on June 13, and overcame an error to play strong defense in the win.

The right-hander eyes return from Tommy John surgery and manager Dave Roberts tracks UCLA’s College World Series run.

A sigh of relief is in order as Padres starter Dylan Cease provided a much-needed boost for a starting rotation that desperately needed a quality outing.

Since the start of June, the Padres offense has been one of baseball’s least productive units. So giving Luis Campusano a start — finally — can’t hurt a whole lot. The beleaguered catcher is starting a game for the first time since May 31,