"The club they are chasing in the National League West fired the first bullet on Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants reportedly agreeing to a deal that will land them All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltran for the stretch run.

But if you're waiting for the Diamondbacks to fire back, team officials seemed to suggest you might not want to hold your breath. Certainly not if you're waiting for a deal of equal consequence.

The Diamondbacks on Wednesday just went about their business as if nothing had happened, with Justin Upton, Ian Kennedy and Co. methodically beating the San Diego Padres 4-3 in a surprisingly homer-happy Petco Park.

Sitting three games back in the division, a few players wondered privately what the club will do in the days leading up to Sunday's non-waiver trade deadline. But team officials said there's no benefit to worrying about what the Giants do and then cautioned that the Diamondbacks might be best served not making a deal.

"It doesn't change anything for us," manager Kirk Gibson said. "We'll try to stay focused on what we can do and we'll push it till the end. We have confidence that it'll be good for us. They're going to do what they're going to do and we can't control that part of it."

General Manager Kevin Towers praised the job his starting rotation has done in recent weeks, mentioned the return of closer J.J. Putz from injury and said that his team's offense still stacks up well with the Giants'.

"If we can add some depth to our pen," Towers said, "I wouldn't say that they're significantly better than us, even with the addition of one player (Beltran).""