CHICAGO — The Padres acted boldly once again. The Marlins actually strengthened their roster. Mike Clevinger, Starling Marte, Archie Bradley and Todd Frazier were on the move. Lance Lynn and Dylan Bundy stayed put.

Baseball’s pandemic-delayed trade deadline was quite a day.

The contending Padres got Clevinger in a multiplayer trade with the Indians, bolstering their rotation Monday in a rare deadline deal between contenders. The surprising Marlins reeled in the dynamic Marte for their outfield. There was a lot of talk about pitchers Lynn and Bundy, but Lynn stayed with the Rangers and the Angels held onto Bundy.

The trade deadline is normally July 31, but it was pushed back when the start of the season was delayed because of the coronavirus. With the shortened season and financial uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, there was talk that it might be an unusually quiet day. But there was plenty of activity instead, spurred in part by the 16-team playoff format for this year.

Shooting for their first playoff appearance since 2006, the Padres acquired Clevinger in its fifth trade since Saturday.

Clevinger hopes to join his new team in time for its series opener at Anaheim on Wednesday.

The Marlins normally are sellers at the deadline. But they’re in the postseason mix this season with a .500 record after dealing with a coronavirus outbreak, and help is on the way.