![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d6eea7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2400+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2Ff1%2Fadb02bc5462198ed9e7b4aeec08d%2Fpadres-diamondbacks-baseball-06109.jpg)
Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over
Padres enter crucial week for NL Wild Card hopes
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1433742280.jpg?w=525)
Padres rally past Dodgers to advance to NLCS
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/04/4cd3ea7a-54b9-43ee-87f1-d0b77ba46076/thumbnail/1200x630/716362d3eacfef3775d245690c81cdc9/ap23246819720605.jpg?v=42bbcea0e3eaab3fb7d470f54c86b0bd)
Juan Soto homers in 3rd straight game and the Padres beat the Giants a 3rd straight time, 4-0 - CBS San Francisco
MORE
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://www.tsn.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1813998!/fileimage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/joe-musgrove.jpg)
Joe Musgrove San Diego Padres beat Chicago Cubs
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_2x1/t_w1536/mlb/m33oxultuhrzukqctxaf.jpg)
2022 MLB playoff projections
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Los-Angeles-Dodgers-Max-Muncy-right-is-congratulated-Enrique-Hernandez-8-1040x572.jpg)
Dodgers beat Giants, reach 100 wins in fourth-straight full season
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/30/00/44/23071001/3/rawImage.jpg)
Hugh Bailey: Baseball's playoffs are broken. Blow it up and start over.
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://www.thestarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web.MACHADO-5-13-23-1.jpg)
MLB, NFL, NHL: taking their swings and taking their lumps
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2023/09/04/7ce24279-b509-4573-a6b1-fd0cdfee4ffb/pads.jpg?width=320&height=180)
MLB playoff race: These 13 September series will shape baseball's postseason picture
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/16cqW179WSImBf7Qtzb-RGkYJ40=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-pmn/public/U6KYX4OGPFF2JN7GIDMD5ZFALM.jpg)
2023 MLB betting preview: Which teams have the best division title futures odds?
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2023/0712/mlb_second-half-season_16x9.jpg)
Second-half season preview, playoff odds for all 30 MLB teams - ESPN
![Padres' NL playoff standing improves with third straight win over](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*C1LcxzZQWHg7FbeqDWPRew.jpeg)
Great Games №3: Padres blank the Braves to win 1998 NLCS, by FriarWire