Oct. 1, 2026, 1:01 a.m. ET
The San Diego Padres took care of enterprise within the wild card spherical, ending off a sweep of the Chicago Cubs with their 4-1 win in Sport 2 at Petco Park on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado powered the Padres to a blowout win in Sport 1 on Tuesday. Their bats cooled off in Sport 2 (they went 1-for-8 collectively), however the Padres discovered offense elsewhere and the bullpen put in a powerful efficiency to complete off the sweep.
Now comes October, in a literal sense.
Here is the whole lot it is advisable know in regards to the Padres’ NLDS opponent, the Milwaukee Brewers:
Who will the Padres play within the NLDS?
The trail for San Diego solely will get harder from this level on because it’s now set for a gathering with Milwaukee, the Nationwide League’s No. 1 seed, in a best-of-five NLDS sequence. The Brewers completed the common season with one of the best file in baseball – 103-59 – for the second consecutive yr, surpassing 100 wins for the primary time in franchise historical past.
Jacob Misiorowski will nearly definitely get the ball in Sport 1. The 24-year-old Cy Younger front-runner represents the hardest check for the Padres’ scorching bats. His 252 strikeouts this season led the massive leagues, and he carries a ridiculous 0.80 WHIP into the postseason. Logan Henderson is lined up behind him for Sport 2, however the Brewers rotation will get murkier from there. Dustin Could slumped down the ultimate stretch, and Kyle Harrison struggled with a dip in his velocity, however he rebounded properly in his last three begins.
The Brewers will not slug their method to wins, however their lineup thrives on stringing hits collectively and sustaining rallies. Whether or not that may be a profitable technique within the postseason stays to be seen, however it was sufficient to get them on this place within the first place.
Stream NLDS video games on FuboPadres vs Brewers NLDS schedule
The Nationwide League Division Sequence between the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers begins with Sport 1 on Saturday, Oct. 3. Here is the total schedule for the best-of-five sequence. All instances ET.
NOTE: All NLDS video games will air on Fox or FS1 and will be streamed on Fubo.
- Sport 1, Saturday, Oct. 3: Padres at Brewers, 8:30 p.m.
- Sport 2, Sunday, Oct. 4: Padres at Brewers, Sunday, 4 p.m.
- Sport 3, Tuesday, Oct. 6: Brewers at Padres, Time TBD
- Sport 4, Wednesday, Oct. 7: Brewers at Padres, Time TBD (if needed)
- Sport 5, Friday, Oct 9: Padres at Brewers, Time TBD (if needed)
