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Padres return from the break tonight facing a Royals team desperate to snap a skid. - **Padres vs. Royals** – First game back post-All-Star break, 7/17 at Petco Park - **Padres** – Yahoo Sports calls for urgency as team looks to make a second-half push - **Royals** – Enter tonight trying to end an active losing streak - **Padres roster** – Club officially released former Rays/Nationals outfielder during the break - **Craig Stammen** – Ex-Padres closer labeled another failed "project" by former teammate **What to watch:** Whether the Padres come out with the second-half energy their record demands. The lineup's set. Drop in.