The past seven days have been highly successful for the San Diego Padres organization. After giving starter Casey Mize a chance to show he was healthy enough to participate in the postseason, the Padres placed the right-hander on the injured…
The San Diego Padres swept the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card series to advance to the NLDS. Under rookie manager Craig Stammen, the Padres limited Chicago's offense to just one run on eight hits across two games, securing a dominant series victory at Petco Park in front of crowds exceeding 47,000 fans.
Key contributions came from returning pitcher Joe Musgrove, who tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Game 1, and Gavin Sheets, who hit a home run in Game 2. Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Xander Bogaerts powered the offense, setting up an NLDS matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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