San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is trying to do it all in the last week of the regular season.

Not only is he trying to run down either the Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers to earn homefield advantage for the first round of the National League playoffs next week, he's also looking to rest starters and key relievers to keep them fresh for what the team hopes is a long October run.

A 7-0 win Tuesday night over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, combined with Chicago and Los Angeles losses, gives San Diego a chance to put more pressure on the teams it's chasing in Wednesday's series finale.

The Padres (87-71) closed within 1 1/2 games of the Cubs for the top wild-card spot and 1 1/2 games of the Dodgers in the NL West. And they won Tuesday night in such a way that they didn't have to

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