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Padres fourth. Luis Arraez grounds out to shallow infield, Max Fried to Paul Goldschmidt. Manny Machado flies out to shallow right field to Aaron Judge. Jackson Merrill homers to center field. Xander ...

Imagine, then, if Miller and Butler perk up. If Jeffrey Springs (4.81 ERA) looks more like the mid-rotation starter he was ...