Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo's son, Nick Lovullo, manages the Cubs Class A affiliate in South Bend. The Diamondbacks signed Anthony DeSclafani and optioned Bryce Jarvis to Triple-A Reno. Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly jumped ahead of the San Diego Padres’ Jake Cronenworth with two quick strikes in the fourth inning on Sunday,

The Padres walked away from what was arguably their worst loss of the season on Saturday night with their shoulders slumped. And then they shrugged. “We lost,” Manny Machado said after that game. “It’s all good.

Nick Pivetta held Arizona to two hits over seven innings and Jake Cronenworth homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the Diamondbacks 8-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak