Record: 87-64. Pace: 93-69. Change on 2016: +24.
Without checking the schedule, I’m not quite sure how the D-backs managed to win the season series over the Padres. I can only presume we must have kicked their San Diegoean asses back in the early part of the season. Because based on the evidence of last series and tonight, with the Padres winning three of the last four contests against the Diamondbacks, they don’t suck. They’ve certainly done better this year than many expected: USA Today predicted 97 losses and the worst record in baseball.