Padres Eye Last Place Finish

Friars on brink of being swept in Arizona

Let's make this as quick and painless as we can.

The Padres lost to the Diamondbacks 9-5 on Saturday night in Arizona. Clayton Richard made his first bad start since re-joining San Diego's starting rotation, allowing five runs in the first inning.

The loss drops the Padres in to a tie for 4th place in the National League West. The Friars came in to the game needing only to avoid a sweep to avoid finishing the season at the very bottom of the standings.

A lot of people think losing to Arizona and having them leapfrog the Padres is a good thing because it gives the Friars a better drafting position. That's a conversation for a different day. All I know is the guys in the clubhouse would like to avoid looking up at everybody in the division, a place the franchise has not finished in since 2011.

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