Machado homers as Padres beat D-backs 10-7 to clinch home field in wild-card round vs Cubs
Manny Machado’s three-run homer helped San Diego secure home-field advantage for a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs.
- On Saturday, the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7, securing the No. 4 seed and home-field advantage for the National League Wild Card series.
- This postseason berth follows a 17-and-4 run to close the season, marking the first time in franchise history the Padres clinched a third consecutive 90-win season.
- Manny Machado hit his 30th home run to give San Diego a 6-4 lead, while Xander Bogaerts homered and Jake Cronenworth added a two-run single.
- San Diego will host the fifth-seeded Chicago Cubs in a best-of-three Wild Card series starting Tuesday, offering a chance to avenge last season's playoff exit.
- Coupled with the Philadelphia Phillies' 12-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, the result finalized the playoff bracket, while the Diamondbacks remain alive for the No. 6 seed.
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Padres will have home-field advantage in wild-card rematch with Cubs
The score board at Petco Park showing the San Diego Padres will host the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 29 for the National League Wild Card series Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Karl Anderson)
The Toronto Star
Machado homers as Padres beat D-backs 10-7 to clinch home field in wild-card round vs Cubs
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7 on Saturday to secure the No. 4 seed in the
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thesportsleader.comPadres clinch home field for wild-card round; D-backs remain alive
Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts homered and the San Diego Padres clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the National League playoffs with a 10-7 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.Machado's 30th homer of the seaso...
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsCubs’ wild-card matchup set: It’s a best-of-three series against Padres in San Diego
<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" target="_blank" >Cubs</a> finally know which team they’ll play in their National League wild-card series and where the games will be held.</p><p>The Padres defeated the Diamondbacks late Saturday to clinch the top wild-card spot (No. 4 seed) in the NL playoffs. Coupled with the Phillies’ loss to the Rays, that locked the Cubs into the second wild-card spot (No…
San Diego Padres will host the Chicago Cubs in National League Wild Card series
SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 26: Xander Bogaerts #2 of the San Diego Padres hits a home run in the fifth inning during the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Brendon Baranov/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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