TEMPE, Ariz. -- Smack dab in the middle of the NL West and wild-card races, the Arizona Diamondbacks can feel the relevance in every pitch.
San Diego, for its part, is hoping that its younger players also can take something from the exposure to a playoff atmosphere, even if it is from the other side of the field.
The Padres stopped the Diamondbacks 6-2 behind Franmil Reyes' first career two-homer game in the first game of a two-game mini-series at Chase Field on Monday, the first of five games remaining between the two this season.