For a Padres team that has lost its share of close games in recent weeks, Saturday night might have been the most crushing of them all.

Lizarraga was removed from a start with Double-A San Antonio on Friday due to an undisclosed issue, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The Padres offense finally figured out how to hit with runners in scoring position, building a 7-3 lead over the Diamondbacks, only to watch Robert Suarez, their All-Star closer, blow it in a head-scratching 8-7 loss that handed Arizona the series win and San Diego a third straight loss.

Tribune's Jeff Sanders reports the San Diego Padres are looking into the extent of right-handed relief pitcher Bradgley Rodriguez's injury, which forced him out of a game with Triple-A El Paso Sunday.

Pitching prospect Victor Lizarraga had rounded into form before leaving in the second inning of Double-A San Antonio start

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 pitchers making more than $100 million combined this season on their injured list, They’ve been signing, promoting, playing and releasing pitchers throughout the season as they engage in a near-daily scramble to assemble enough healthy arms to compete.

In the seventh inning of the Padres’ 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday at Chase Field, San Diego outfielder Jackson Merrill was removed due to an injury on a forceful tag at second base. With Merrill at first,