One Win Away: Padres End Dodgers' Streak, Set Up Thursday Clincher
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The San Diego Padres silenced a packed Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night, defeating Los Angeles five to one and snapping the home team's 11-game winning streak. Manny Machado hit a home run and drove in three runs, lifting San Diego into sole possession of the top National League wild-card position. The victory left the Padres needing exactly one more win to clinch a postseason berth.
Thursday night's season-series finale at Dodger Stadium begins at 7:10 p.m. Pacific, available on MLB Network, SportsNet LA, and Padres.TV. The Padres enter the game at 88 and 70; the Dodgers stand at 97 and 61. Over their last ten games, San Diego has slugged at a .506 clip, averaging 10.7 hits per game and hitting 17 home runs. Samad Taylor is batting .429 with seven RBIs across that stretch, while Fernando Tatis Jr. has contributed four home runs.
The clinch narrative carries real caveats. The Dodgers, owners of the National League's best record, play at home with institutional memory of the 2022 playoff series San Diego won. Confirmed pitching matchups were not available in public reporting as of Thursday morning, and lineup pressure in a would-be clinch road game is a genuine variable. Even a Padres loss, however, would not eliminate them from the playoff picture — they would likely clinch within days regardless.