The Padres have gone back and forth with NL West rival Arizona Diamondbacks for the top wildcard spot as of late. The Padres, with an 84-65 record, have a 1.5 lead over the Diamondbacks, who hold ...

The Diamondbacks took care of business on Sunday afternoon. Now, they wait. Their 11-2 win over the San Diego Padres at Chase Field kept their season alive for at least another day.

The Padres took a 2-1 lead a half-inning later. Rookie Jackson Merrill singled with one out and Cronenworth hit a two-out home run to right field, his 17th. It was the first time in 19 September ...

If the Padres go 8-1 the rest of the way, that gets them to an 83-79 record. That means they need the following things to happen: For the Cubs to go 3-6 or worse the rest of the way; For the ...

Outlook It would be a certified collapse for the Padres to not make the postseason. The analytics site FanGraphs.com has their chances of making the playoffs at 93.3 percent.

The Padres playoff road has come to an end after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in Game 5 of the National League Division Series.

The Padres completed a huge three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, getting two runs in the 10th inning to walk away with a 4-3 win at Oracle Park. The Padres have a 3.5-game lead ...

As of Wednesday, the Padres sit at 58-51, just 5.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and hold the final wild-card spot. Their recent surge has significantly improved their playoff odds, now ...

A Magic Number in baseball parlance is the distance a team is from clinching a spot in the playoffs. Right now the Padres Magic Number is 10. When it reaches zero, they are in the postseason.