JP Sears (7-9, 4.95 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (10-7, 5.03 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 98 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -141, Diamondbacks +119; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres to open a three-game series.

Yu Darvish (1-3, 6.46 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (6-3, 3.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -136, Diamondbacks +115; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the San Diego Padres.

But there's one team – the Milwaukee Brewers – that's played as well as the Marlins since June 13, when they began a roll that's now at 30 wins in 44 games and resulted in them being very much alive rather than a carcass to be picked over at the July 31 trade deadline.