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Juan Soto drives in pair of runs as Padres give Bob Melvin series
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Padres show they are ideal MLB team for fans with Juan Soto trade
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Trejo, Tovar lead young Rockies over Padres 4-3 in 10
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Juan Soto - Wikipedia
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Juan Soto, who spurned $440m deal, sent to Padres in deadline
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Lugo, Soto keep Padres' slim playoff hopes alive with 4-0 win over
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