Padres beat D-backs in key National League Wild Card battle

PHOENIX — As early August regular-season baseball games go … they don’t get much bigger than this one.

The Padres and Diamondbacks are vying for the final Wild Card spot in the National League. And, yes, there are other teams in the mix. But these two are currently at the center of that race. Come late September, there might only be room for one of them at the postseason table.

They’ve…