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There is still an awful lot of baseball to be played in 2013, and the playoff picture won't begin to really take shape until after the All-Star break.

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres believe their infield might be developing into one of the best in the National League .

Runs have been difficult to come by for the Arizona Diamondbacks lately, but their starting pitchers - especially Brandon McCarthy - have been on top of their game.

As he did here in a game against the Dodgers, Padres coach Rick Renteria occasionally has to come off the bench to play peace-maker, though he's also got a "fire" of his own.

He has a sore knee after sliding awkwardly into home plate Monday, scoring the tying run on a sixth-inning single by Chris Denorfia.

Shelby Miller worked himself out of a third-inning jam brilliantly, setting down the toughest part of San Diego's order all with the potential tying run on third.

Dan Haren was one of several free agents Padres fans had hoped Josh Byrnes would sign to bolster a weak starting rotation.

San Diego Padres' Everth Cabrera make the tag on this steal attempt by Washington Nationals' Tyler Moore for the second out of the 9th inning in the Padres 2-1 win on Saturday.

San Diego Padres' Yonder Alonso gets congratulations from third base coach Glenn Hoffman after his second inning solo home run against the Washington Nationals at Petco Park on Saturday.

The Washington Nationals blew a lead in the ninth, but then some unlikely heroes picked the team up and they beat the San Diego Padres for the second night in a row on Chad Tracy's first home run of the season.

MAY 17: Burch Smith #26 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Petco Park on May 17, 2013 in San Diego, California.

Stephen Strasburg spent his high school years dominating hitters at West Hills High and his college years mowing down opponents at San Diego State.

In terms of overall hitting, the Padres are, to be a tad generous, middle-of-the-pack. Entering Thursday, their .244 team batting average ranked 10th out of the 15 National League teams that, taken as a whole, were hitting .249. Five of the Padres' eight runs in Wednesday's win at Baltimore came with two outs and runners in scoring position, ... (more)

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal reads a statement to the media on his 50-game suspension during the San Diego Padres spring training.

Scuttlebutt surrounds signing Gyorko long-term, but maybe there's a good reason the Padres shouldn't pull the trigger quite yet So, the Cubs have signed ex-Padre and ex-Red Sox prospect Anthony Rizzo to a very long term contract.

Tampa Bay sweeps the season series with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on the heels of a Roberto Hernandez quality start.

Anthony Rizzo makes a diving catch as Darwin Barney looks on during the eighth inning against the Nationals.

But some dark clouds have been forming. Many of the Padres key hitters are in slumps bordering on droughts.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Huston Street bemoaned the pitch he couldn't make, even though it wasn't the one that actually cost San Diego a victory.