In an ESPN article from MLB Insider Jeff Passan, he named one player each team in the playoff race should add before the trade deadline. For the Padres, Passan believes they should go get Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran.

Fernando Tatis Jr. robs a game-tying home run from Josh Naylor in the San Diego Padres’ 1-0 win vs. Diamondbacks at Petco Park.

The MLB season reaches the All-Star break in under two weeks, but more importantly, the trade deadline will be at the end of the month on July 31. Some teams know that they will be buying at the deadline and make a push to the postseason while others know they will more than likely punt the rest of the season and sell at the deadline.

That means the Padres will need another good performance from right-hander Randy Vasquez (3-4, 3.79 ERA) to earn a series split. Vasquez last worked on Friday, going six innings and allowing only two runs in the team's 3-2, 10-inning win over Texas. He walked three and struck out one but wasn't involved in the deecision..

The Red Sox could be sellers at the MLB trade deadline, and the connection between Jarren Duran and the Padres remains strong.

Here's our regular series-ending look at some winners and losers from a bizarre trio of games in the Bay Area:

The San Francisco Giants have hit a skid. Losers of three straight games, San Francisco has slipped a half-game below the San Diego Padres in the National League West division, sitting in third place and trailing the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by eight games.

After Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch in the team's win over the Dodgers last week, the benches cleared as the managers came face to face.

The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Francisco Giants looking to Logan Webb (8-6), and Dustin May (5-5) answering the bell for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Before this Giants vs.