Padres and their rebuilt bullpen are making a push for the playoffs

Driving the news: The headline deal is the acquisition of lefty Tanner Scott from the Miami Marlins, whose 1.18 ERA over 45 innings at the back of their bullpen made him an All-Star.

• He'll slot into a late-inning role for the Padres, lightening the load of closer Robert Suarez.
• The Padres got righty reliever Bryan Hoeing in the deal but paid a steep price, sending three of their top five prospects to Miami.

State of play: Scott and Hoeing will join the remade bullpen, along with Jason Adam, acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in a multiplayer Sunday deal that included another top-five prospect.

• After the flurry of trades, USA Today said San Diego now has "one of the deepest and most talented bullpens in the game."

• The Padres also added a starting pitcher in Martín Pérez from the Pirates and a reserve outfielder from the Yankees.

The bottom line: "The Padres are going for it," MLB.com Padres writer AJ Cassavell wrote of their busy trade deadline, before they went out and beat the Dodgers, 8-1, on Wednesday to complete a two-game sweep.

• "And why are they going for it? Because of nights like this one."