For a Padres team that has lost its share of close games in recent weeks, Saturday night might have been the most crushing of them all.

The Padres offense finally figured out how to hit with runners in scoring position, building a 7-3 lead over the Diamondbacks, only to watch Robert Suarez, their All-Star closer, blow it in a head-scratching 8-7 loss that handed Arizona the series win and San Diego a third straight loss.

Tribune's Jeff Sanders reports the San Diego Padres are looking into the extent of right-handed relief pitcher Bradgley Rodriguez's injury, which forced him out of a game with Triple-A El Paso Sunday.

Lizarraga was removed from a start with Double-A San Antonio on Friday due to an undisclosed issue, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Pitching prospect Victor Lizarraga had rounded into form before leaving in the second inning of Double-A San Antonio start

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 pitchers making more than $100 million combined this season on their injured list, They’ve been signing, promoting, playing and releasing pitchers throughout the season as they engage in a near-daily scramble to assemble enough healthy arms to compete.

In the seventh inning of the Padres’ 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday at Chase Field, San Diego outfielder Jackson Merrill was removed due to an injury on a forceful tag at second base. With Merrill at first,