Morning Dump

The San Diego Padres have nothing to play for at this point in the season, but they will send their best pitcher to the mound on Monday to try and salvage a win against the best team in baseball. Even though the Padres are 14 games under .500, Aaron Harang has managed to get off to a remarkable 8-2 start. His 3.29 earned run average is very misconceiving as he has allowed a total of 10 runs over his last 8 outings.

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Major League Baseball’s July 31 trade deadline looms, and several Padres are expected to be available.

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The San Diego Padres lost their 10th straight game to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, the second-longest losing streak by the Padres to the Phillies in team history — they lost 11 straight meetings from 2004-06.

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The Padres consider third base their deepest position in the minor leagues with James Darnell at Triple-A, Jedd Gyorko at Double-A and Edinson Rincon at high Single-A Lake Elsinore.

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PHILADELPHIA — Heath Bell expects to be traded by Sunday, baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline.

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