Padres vie for fourth straight win in opener vs. Phillies

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For the next three days, the host San Diego Padres will be looking across the field at Petco Park with a touch of jealously.

Yes, the opponent for the three-game series will be the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that defeated the Padres in the National League Championship Series last season. SanDiego was stopped short of a World Series opportunity it believed it could win