Sep 19, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; San Diego Padres beginning pitcher Dylan Stop (84) delivers a pitch in opposition to the Chicago White Sox in the course of the first inning at Fee Area. Obligatory Credit score: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Photos San Diego Padres supervisor Mike Shildt is attempting to do all of it within the final week of the common season.
Not solely is he attempting to run down both the Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers to earn homefield benefit for the primary spherical of the Nationwide League playoffs subsequent week, he is additionally trying to relaxation starters and key relievers to maintain them recent for what the crew hopes is a protracted October run.
A 7-0 win Tuesday night time over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, mixed with Chicago and Los Angeles losses, provides San Diego an opportunity to place extra stress on the groups it is chasing in Wednesday’s collection finale.
The Padres (87-71) closed inside 1 1/2 video games of the Cubs for the highest wild-card spot and 1 1/2 video games of the Dodgers within the NL West. They usually gained Tuesday night time in such a approach that they did not should make use of any of the high-leverage arms of their bullpen.
What’s extra, the likes of Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth obtained a break day. So did Fernando Tatis Jr., though lacking a second straight sport with an sickness raises some considerations about his well being going ahead.
Nonetheless, the lineup and the consequence slot in with Shildt’s mission for the week.
“We will be aware about placing ourselves in one of the best place to be prepared and actually compete on Tuesday,” he stated after clinching a playoff spot Monday night time. “But additionally, , we need to be right here and play on Tuesday as nicely.”
Proper-hander Dylan Stop (8-12, 4.64 ERA) will take the ball for San Diego in what may very well be his final begin for the crew. The soon-to-be free agent is coming off a 4-3 loss Friday night time on the Chicago White Sox, permitting 4 runs over six innings on 4 hits and three walks whereas putting out six. Stop is 1-1 with a 3.57 ERA in three profession begins in opposition to Milwaukee.
The Brewers (95-63) made a late pitching change and are giving the nod to rookie right-hander Chad Patrick (3-8, 3.66) as a substitute of anticipated starter Quinn Priester, who will now get an additional day’s relaxation and begin on Friday in opposition to the Cincinnati Reds. Patrick final labored on Saturday, getting a no-decision in a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals wherein he allowed two runs on 5 hits and no walks over 4 1/3 innings. The outing got here after two straight reduction appearances.
In his solely profession assembly with the Padres, Patrick was charged with the loss regardless of surrendering only one run on 4 hits in six innings in a 2-0 setback on June 6.
Milwaukee has misplaced 4 of its final 5 video games nevertheless it stays 2 1/2 video games forward of Philadelphia for homefield benefit all through the NL playoffs after the Phillies fell 6-5 in 11 innings to Miami.
The Brewers have performed this collection with one eye on efficiency and the opposite eye on preparing for his or her October push. All-Star nearer Trevor Megill and veteran starter Jose Quintana went by bullpen periods earlier than Tuesday night time’s sport, whereas Logan Henderson and DL Corridor are working on the crew’s camp in Arizona in the direction of potential postseason utilization.
Megill and Quintana seem like good bets to be a part of the NLDS roster. Whereas this degree of uncertainty does not appear optimum for a crew with excessive hopes, pitching coach Chris Hook is not daunted.
“When chaos is regular,” he stated to mlb.com, “that is an OK factor.”
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