That wild card is the Padres. Their reward for finishing second in the NL West and making the playoffs for the first time since the expanded 2020 postseason is a first-round matchup in Flushing ...

After sweeping the Diamondbacks in Arizona over the weekend, the Padres surpassed the Phillies for the second National League Wild Card spot Sunday, now holding a 0.5-game lead over the Phillies.

DENVER (AP) — Yu Darvish settled in after surrendering a leadoff homer and earned his career-high-tying 16th win as the San Diego Padres climbed into second place in the NL wild-card race by ...

It’s interesting who did and didn’t put the “Wild Wild” in the NL West ... on the lineup card. The Dodgers, for reasons known only to them, decided not to match the Padres' offseason ...

Teams like the Braves, Cardinals, Giants, and Padres ... NL team has faced harder competition thus far. Going forward, the schedule gets much easier. So, while the Phillies are not in a Wild Card ...

The laugh and smile are starting to return. So, too, is the fan adulation for Fernando Tatis Jr., at least in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO — It’s interesting who did and didn’t put the “Wild Wild” in the NL West ... lineup card. The Dodgers, for reasons known only to them, decided not to match the Padres ...