The Padres have gone back and forth with NL West rival Arizona Diamondbacks for the top wildcard spot as of late. The Padres, with an 84-65 record, have a 1.5 lead over the Diamon

Joe Musgrove struck out eight in six innings, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 8-0 to hand the Giants their third straight shutout.

Joe Musgrove bounced back while the San Diego Padres took another step ahead. Six days after one of the worst starts of his career — which went bad in a matter of a few minutes — Musgrove threw six scoreless innings in a rematch against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.