The San Diego Padres will be heading to the postseason after their series win over the Milwaukee Brewers this week. The Friars have three games remaining, and wait to see the results of the New York Mets-Chicago Cubs series finale to see where they line up in the NL Wild Card standings.
As of now, the Padres are 2.5 games back of the Cubs for the 4th seed in the National League. If the Cubs lose on Thursday, they will be two games back going into the weekend. The Cubs play the St. Louis Cardinals, while the Padres battle the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are aiming to make the postseason.
An unfortunate injury occurred on Wednesday as star outfielder Ramon Laureano broke his finger during the game. Manager Mike Shildt already has stated that he will miss the Wild Card series against the