The surging San Diego Padres are in town to face the Arizona Diamondbacks starting August 4. Brandon Pfaadt opens the series on the mound.

San Diego completed multiple trades, including a deal that sent three Padres' top prospects, including shortstop Leo De Vries, pitchers Braden Nett, Henry Baez, and Eduarniel Nunez, to the Athletics in exchange for JP Sears and Mason Miller.

But Preller, like Beane before him, prefers to focus on what he gets rather than what he gives, and how this year's prize, Miller, joins Justin Upton, Craig Kimbrel, Blake Snell, Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Josh Hader, Juan Soto, Dylan Cease, Luis Arráez and Tanner Scott -- players who came back in deals and, in varying ways, made the Padres matter.

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Dylan Cease struck out 9 in 5.0 shutout innings to beat the Cardinals in his first start since the trade deadline.