padres clinch playoff spot.

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Jeremiah Estrada celebrates after the third out during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Padres earn a playoff spot for the 4th time in 6 seasons

The San Diego Padres are headed back to the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons. The Padres clinched a playoff berth with a 5-4, 11-inning win against the three-time NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. The Padres pulled within 2 1/2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West race and 2 1/2 games behind the idle Chicago Cubs in the race for the National League’s first of three wild card spots.

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