Miles Mikolas and four St. Louis Cardinals relievers combined to shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Friday night.

Near the end of a road trip that began so well, the Padres have wilted. Their sloppy play in Friday night’s 3-0 loss to the Cardinals paired perfectly with the gross Midwestern heat, but it was strange to see the Padres play that way.

The San Diego Padres need to add a starting pitcher before the MLB trade deadline, and Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara is a great fit.

Major League Baseball’s trade deadline is July 31. That gives the Padres a little less than a week to make moves that might fix their maddening inability to hit with runners on base. Instead of breaking down the whole game piece by piece let’s give a frustratingly telling synopsis: On Friday night in St.

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