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SAN DIEGO -- Archie Bradley could be safe Tuesday night.There doesnt seem to be any animosity between the Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks in their battle for last place in the National League West.That certainly wasnt the case for Bradley in his most recent start against the division-leading Dodgers last Thursday at Chase Field in Phoenix.Bradley came hard inside when pitching rival Rich Hill was trying to put down a sacrifice bunt and the Dodger claimed the pitch hit his left index finger as well as the bat.Words were exchanged and benches cleared in the latest dust-up between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks dating back to 2013.Its just two guys playing the game hard, nothing more than that, Bradley said after the Dodgers game. I was going in before he squared to bunt. Maybe the pitch was more in than it should have been. Its the game so, sorry.There should be no such problems Tuesday night at Petco Park as the right-handed Bradley (7-9, 5.07 earned run average) squares off against Padres right-hander Paul Clemens, who is 2-5 with a 4.84 ERA in 13 appearances (nine starts) as a Padre.Bradley, who was Arizonas first-round pick (seventh overall) in the 2011 draft, is 3-1 with three quality starts and a 5.19 ERA over his last five starts.Archie has had his best stuff the last couple times out, said Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale. Mechanically, he is much better. His fastball velocity has been up, his breaking ball has been good and his changeup has been working for him.Bradley will be making his fourth start against the Padres. He is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA (12 earned runs in 18 innings) against the Padres.Clemens, meanwhile, is coming off his best start as a Padre. On Sept. 12 in San Francisco, Clemens shut out the Giants on three hits and a walk over five innings while battling the flu.It was quite an effort, said Padres manager Andy Green. He didnt feel well at all.The performance still left some questions.Clemens has yet to go beyond 5 1/3 innings in any of his nine starts. And his velocity has fallen off in the fourth innings of most of his outings.We can judge anything off how he pitched in San Francisco, said Green. But to be a major league starter, you need to be able to pitch into the sixth and the seventh and carry your stuff and velocity.Because of the flu, Clemens was given an extra two days off before facing the Diamondbacks for the third time this season and the second time as a starter. On Aug. 18, Clemens gave up three runs to the Diamondbacks on eight hits and three walks in just five innings.I still dont think Ive shown what I can really do, said Clemens. 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Its just up to me to learn from the mistakes of that Sunday afternoon and bring that into the next one.After winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last year and contending in two straight U.S. Opens, Lowry is starting to feel at home on the highest stage.The Irish and Northern Irish have enjoyed unprecedented success in golf over the past decade -- Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke have won nine majors between them since 2007 -- and Lowry is the latest on the production line.Hes not lacking in confidence, either, despite his collapse at Oakmont.I genuinely believe that, without sounding too cocky, I like the big-time play. I like the big tournaments, Lowry said. I love playing in front of the big crowds. I love playing late on Saturdays and Sundays. I think its kind of where you want to be.Recent history is littered with golfers who have rebounded from final-round disappointments at a major tournament to win their first major title soon after. McIlroy won the U.S. Open in 2011, a few months after a meltdown at the Masters; Adam Scott threw away a four-shot lead with four holes to play at the British Open in 2012, and won tthe Masters the following year; and then theres Dustin Johnson, who overhauled Lowry at the U.ddddddddddddS. Open at Oakmont after a string of near misses at majors.Lowry was eager to stress there was no hangover from Oakmont, saying Im well and truly over it and Im not crying myself to sleep every night -- Ill survive.Hes taken advice from the likes of Harrington and McDowell, and even the great Jack Nicklaus had some wise words for Lowry.He said, `Listen, its your own mistake if you dont learn from it, Lowry said of the 18-time major winner last week during the Scottish Open, and I thought that was a good way to put it.Its kind of subconscious stuff, Lowry said Wednesday. When I say you learn from that, you cant really sit down the following week and write stuff down. Its just kind of maturing as both a player and a person when you get yourself into a situation like that. Its nothing you can work on, I dont think. Its just something that you have to keep putting yourself there and you learn eventually.The 27th-ranked Lowry has one top-10 finish in his four previous appearances at the British Open -- at Hoylake in 2014 -- but knows how to play the links. As an Irishman, hes had plenty of practice and recounted the times hes played in 40 mph winds, and when one time he was unable to reach a par-4 in three shots during the Irish Amateur Championship in Portmarnock.He is in a group with Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose for the first two rounds.Its where you want to be in the world of golf, Lowry said, playing with the best players in the world and trying to compete against those. ' ' '