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At this point, the Cleveland Guardians have played enough Cactus League games for trends and narratives to start forming.

The Padres beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Saturday at Peoria Stadium. The victory was the Padres’ first since Feb. 26.

Freeman fell into a 4 for 40 slump from Aug. 1 through Sept. 14 and was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. He rediscovered his ...