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8:10 pm EDT Sat Aug 7, 2010

The San Diego Padres’ woes at the plate and at Chase Field could cost them first place in the NL West. If they can’t end those struggles Saturday night, the Padres may lose sole possession of the division lead for the first time since mid-June as they meet the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks. With a 3-5 record since July 29, San Diego has seen its lead in the West dwindle to one game over San Francisco. The Padres have been alone in first place every day since being tied with Los Angeles on June 17. They produced just three hits in their latest defeat, 2-1 on Friday night in the opener of this three-game set. San Diego has hit .207 over its last eight games. Miguel Tejada went 0 for 4 on Friday as his average dropped to .188 since being acquired from Baltimore on July 29. Adrian Gonzalez is mired in a 2-for-20 slump and has failed to drive in a run in six straight games.

The Padres, who have won six of seven overall against the Diamondbacks, will try to turn things around against Rodrigo Lopez, who is 1-4 with a 5.30 ERA in his last six starts. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 4.80 ERA in two career starts against Padres, including an 8-5 loss July 17. His counterpart in that game, Clayton Richard, will start again Saturday searching for his third straight win and sixth in nine starts. The left-hander allowed a season-high 10 hits and four runs in 5 1-3 innings Monday, but he benefited from a rare offensive outburst from his teammates in a 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.