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Photo: Manny Machado and Mike Shildt hug after Padres scored a big win, clinching a playoff spot. Screen shot, MLB .
September 25, 2024 (San Diego) – For the eighth time in the team’s history, the San Diego Padres are headed for post-season playoffs. Last night the Padres beat the Dodgers, the National League leaders, in a 4-2 victory. The Dodgers rallied in the bottom of the ninth, scoring one run and landing two men on base before the Padres pulled off a rare triple play to end the game.
The win gives the Padres at least a wild card slot in the playoffs, and they still have a shot at winning a National League West title. The Dodgers are two games over the Padres, with two games remaining against the Dodgers and three more games after that.
Padres manager Mike Shea praised his team for having the “heart to compete and win,” MLB reports.
The Padres are on a win streak, and have topped 90 wins so far this season for the first time since 2010.
A League title this season will have special meaning for the Padres, who have voiced hopes to finally win a World Series to honor the late Peter Seidler, former Padres owner who died last November.
“He’s been with us all year,” reflected Manny Machado, who started off the triple play. “I mean, he’s looking upon us.”
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