Padres’ magic number at 1 as the Brewers come to town looking to wrap up home-field advantage.
Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich watches his ball as he flies out against the Texas Rangers during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. The Brewers have locked up the division but are chasing home-field advantage throughout the postseason, as they have the majors’ best record and a three-game lead on the Phillies in the NL.
The Padres won two of three in Milwaukee in early June.The Padres split a six-game road trip through New York and Chicago and trail the Dodgers by three games in the division with six games left in the season. Their magic number to clinch a postseason berth, based on several tiebreakers, is 1, meaning they are a win away from celebrating a second straight postseason berth as soon as Monday. As far as their positioning, they trail the Cubs by three games in the race for the NL’s No. 1 wild-card spot and have a five-game cushion on the Reds and Mets, who are tied for the last spot entering the week.had two homers and a 1.026 OPS on the road trip. The only other regular with an OPS over .660 was OFled the team with five RBIs, but four scored on a grand slam as he still amassed just a .577 OPS. OFMilwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta leaves the field after pitching to the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. An All-Star this year for the second time, his 17 wins are a career high and the most in the NL. He is five strikeouts shy of a third straight 200-strikeout season, while his ERA is nearly a run below his career ERA . Peralta has allowed on run or less in seven of his last eight starts . He threw six shutout innings at the Padres at Petco Park in early June in a no-decision and has a 2.86 ERA in 22 career innings against the Padres .He failed to complete five innings in his last start for the first time in 15 starts , although he’d allowed just three solo homers in 4⅔ innings when the Padres turned to the bullpen to finish off a win in New York. Pivetta has a 9.95 ERA in four starts against the Brewers , the last in 2024 .Padres RHP Randy Vásquez | He turned in back-to-back quality starts against the Rockies but was pulled in the third inning in last week’s start in New York and wound up being charged with four runs when LHPimmediately gave up a three-run homer after replacing him. Vásquez has a 22-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 22 innings since the start of August. Vásquez walked four over 4⅔ shutout innings in a start against the Brewers this year and threw five shutout innings in last year’s start against Milwaukee.He has allowed two runs or less in six straight starts , all victories for the Brewers. Priester has a 33-to-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio over that stretch . His only start against the Padres was in 2023, when he allowed four runs in 5⅓ innings in a win.His 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings lead all MLB qualifiers despite Cease carrying his worst ERA since making 14 starts as a rookie in 2019 . He allowed four runs in six innings in a loss on Friday in Chicago but has a 3.43 ERA in four September starts. Cease has a 3.57 ERA in three career starts against the Brewers, which included two in 2024 with the Padres .has been ramping up from the fracture in his left foot in Arizona and could rejoin the Padres on Monday. LHP has also been throwing in Arizona and could see innings after the Padres secure their spot in next week’s wild-card round. RHPJon Batiste’s San Diego concert with Andra Day a triumph and a disappointment San Diego airport’s new Terminal 1 is about to open. It had no choice but to build a bigger facility. San Diego airport’s new Terminal 1 is about to open. It had no choice but to build a bigger facility.Snapdragon signature: Aztecs dominate Cal from start to finish in 34-0 victoryFactory-built housing could help solve San Diego’s housing crisisNick Canepa’s report card: Chargers’ walk-off win comes with concerns
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