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Josh VanMeter homered in a six-run third inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks knocked out Yu Darvish on the way to an 8-3 triumph over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Luke Weaver (3-3), making his first start in 3 1/2 months, took a shutout into the sixth inning.  Pavin Smith and Ketel Marte had three hits apiece. Arizona, which was held hitless for seven innings by Blake Snell on Tuesday, busted out with 13 hits Wednesday to snap a five-game skid, prevent a series sweep and keep the Padres from gaining ground in the NL wild-card race. San Diego started the day tied with Cincinnati for the second wild-card berth. The Reds lost […]