MLB power rankings: Rampaging Padres hunt down Dodgers behind phenom Jackson Merrill  —  The San Diego Padres may not cool off until they catch the Los Angeles Dodgers.  And Jackson Merrill may not stop slugging crucial homers until he runs down Paul Skenes.

Padres' Reflect On Almost Perfect Road Trip  —  The San Diego Padres reflect on an almost perfect road trip after a disappointing loss to the Miami Marlins.  —  They almost had it, but the San Diego Padres came up just short of a perfect road trip with a 7-6 loss to the Miami Marlins.

Marlins GM cleans house in front office, firing 2 asst. GMs, others  —  The Miami Marlins, in the early stages of another rebuild, have made a deluge of firings under first-year general manager Peter Bendix, including two assistant general managers, four field coordinators …