Padres Clinch!

Here's How They Got Here

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Padres advance to the 2026 NLDS

Mason Miller retires Carson Kelly for the final out of the 9th to advance the Padres into the NLDS

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April 9-10: As part of an early eight-game winning streak, Xander Bogaerts and Gavin Sheets hit walk-off home runs on consecutive nights

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April 25: Pitching in the Mexico City altitude, Mason Miller ran his scoreless streak to 34 2/3 innings, breaking Cla Meredith’s franchise record

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May 30: Fernando Tatis Jr. went 55 games and 238 PAs before his first home run. They came in bunches after that

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July 5: The Padres’ eight-game losing streak was their longest in 13 years, but they bounced back

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July 26: Manny Machado’s homer tied it, and Jackson Merrill’s won it, as the Padres earned a critical sweep of the Marlins

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Aug. 3: The Padres landed two starters at the Trade Deadline, and earned a critical split of a four-game series in Arizona

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Aug. 12: The Padres finished a grueling stretch of 26 games in 27 days in playoff position with a sweep of Milwaukee

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Sept. 4: Luis Campusano threw out three basestealers, then hit a dramatic walk-off two-run homer against the Yankees

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Aug. 16: 20-year-old prospect Ethan Salas hit his first two homers, becoming the youngest catcher ever to record a multi-homer game

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Sept. 24: The Padres earn a Wild Card spot with a 4-2 win against the Dodgers