On Saturday, cameras caught the Boston Red Sox viewing images of San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez's different set-ups for throwing a fastball versus a changeup.

SAN DIEGO — In a 6-2 loss to the Padres on Sunday, the Red Sox received a reminder: Sound, solid starting pitching — so critical to their midsummer resurgence — can be precarious.

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Padres pull even with Dodgers in NL West, claiming latest share of first place since 2010With a pair of weekend series coming up against Los Angeles, the Padres will soon have the opportunity to speed past the Dodgers.Dennis Lin7 (Dennis Lin – The Athletic)

The Padres, with two homers, beat the struggling Giants 5-1, moving them into a tie for first in the NL West before a weekend series in LA.

For the first time in 15 years, the Padres arrived at the ballpark on Wednesday with a chance to move into first place at so late a juncture of their season. They did their part -- handling the Giants en route to a 5-1 victory,

Romy did techincally drive in the only two Red Sox runs of the game but otherwise, not much was happening there. Brayan Bello wasn’t outright terrible, but it was a pretty bang average game. It felt a lot like Monday against the Royals where he worked himself into difficult situations—but today, he couldn’t work himself out of them.