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The Padres pose for a team photo after eliminating the Cubs in the 2026 NL Wild Card Series and advancing to the Division Series, where they will face the Brewers
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NL Wild Card: Padres Defeat Cubs, Advance to Division Series

Padres 4, Cubs 1 — NL Wild Card Game Two The San Diego Padres advanced to the Division Series after a 4–1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game Two of the 2026 NL Wild Card Series Wednesday night at Petco Park in San Diego. Ty France went 2-for-4 with a double and scored the […]

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Fernando Tatis Jr and Manny Machado of the Padres celebrate a run in Game One of the 2026 NL Wild Card Series against the Cubs
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Padres Rock Boyd, Cubs for Game One NL Wild Card Win

Padres 8, Cubs 0 — NL Wild Card Game One Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, boosted by three early home runs and an RBI double, as the San Diego Padres blitzed the Chicago Cubs, 8–0, Tuesday night at Petco Park in San Diego, giving the Padres a 1–0 edge in the […]

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Diamondbacks Relief Pitcher Kevin Ginkel celebrating a win
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza: Recent Hiccup Doesn’t Diminish Diamondbacks Relief Dominance in Beginning of September

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza: Diamondbacks Relief Unit Has Dominated Beginning of September The Ketel Marte Soap Opera could have submarined the Arizona Diamondbacks’ season. They went 7–7 the rest of the month and, through the end of play September 9, had gone 12–11 (.522). That record is nothing to celebrate, but it could have […]

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Mets Rout Giants in Series Opener

Mets 10, Giants 6 In a one-sided series opener, the New York Mets put seven runs on the board in the first two innings en route to downing the San Francisco Giants 10–6. At Citi Field Friday, Mark Vientos blasted a three-run homer in the first. Catcher Francisco Alvarez hit two solo shots of his […]

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Mets Rookies Shine in Win Over Padres

Mets 2, Padres 1 New York Mets rookies Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing put their defensive talents on display during a 2–1 win over the San Diego Padres. In the first inning of Monday’s series opener at Citi Field, Benge made two deep throws from right field to prevent runs from scoring on back-to-back plays. […]

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Duran, Rangers Walk It Off Against Giants

Rangers 5, Giants 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 4) — The Texas Rangers absolved themselves of their five-error game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday by beating them, 5–4, Tuesday. A walk-off double by Ezequiel Duran helped the Rangers even this three-game set and secure their fifth walk-off victory of the season. They’ll have the […]

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Luis Arraez swinging. He was one player the Phillies acquired at the 2026 Trade Deadline.
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Phillies Trade for Playoff Contention Sends Clear Message to National League

The phone lines at Citizens Bank Park burned hot Monday morning. Dave Dombrowski picked up the receiver and did what he does best. He made two trades that reshaped the roster and announce to the entire National League that the Philadelphia Phillies trade for playoff contention is not a half-measure. This is a full-throttle push. […]

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Lee, Giants Take Series Opener from Rangers

Giants 5, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 3) — The Texas Rangers‘ losing streak now stands at six as they fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5–1, Monday night. The big hits of the night belonged to Jung Hoo Lee, who homered twice in this game to the dismay of the 23,736 in attendance. The […]

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