The Padres wanted a win tonight and Mets loss to clinch the 4 seed right now and that’s precisely what occurred. Milwaukee knocked off New York 8-4 and San Diego bought out to an early lead they might by no means hand over in Arizona.
Petco Park will host a Wild Card collection beginning subsequent Tuesday. What we’re ready for now’s who shall be within the guests dugout.
“It’s a pleasant accomplishment for the group, for the membership, and lets us arrange our scenario with our pitching and get the regulars off their toes just a little bit and be able to go for Tuesday,” Mike Shildt stated postgame.
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Getting this out of the way in which tonight is important as a result of now Mike Shildt can relaxation virtually anybody he needs. Manny Machado, Luis Arraez, Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. have handled an harm this season and everybody has in all probability handled one thing that we don’t find out about publicly.
Michael King was going to pitch Sunday if that sport mattered seeding-wise however now he can get an prolonged interval of relaxation earlier than probably beginning one of many Wild Card video games. As of now, it looks like Dylan Stop and Joe Musgrove will every get one of many video games and it’s as much as the Padres to resolve between King and tonight’s starter Yu Darvish.
Darvish doesn’t have the expertise King does out of the bullpen however it could be an actual bummer for the 29-year-old to not get a begin when he’s been the Padres most constant starter all season lengthy. Oh, and he hasn’t allowed greater than two earned runs in a begin since August 7.
Darvish in the meantime was on the IL this 12 months with a groin pressure earlier than leaving the workforce as a consequence of private causes however he’s nonetheless one of many extra achieved starters within the sport.
Gaslamp Ball neighborhood query
Who would you choose because the third starter: Darvish or King?
