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Three Takeaways: Padres Stifle Cubs’ Stunted Offense to Strut Into NLDS (opens the original)
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The Padres shut down MLB’s highest-scoring team for the second straight night on Wednesday, eliminating the Cubs with a 4–1 win that puts them in the National League division series for the fourth time in the last seven years. The win continued an incredible 20–6 roll for the Padres that brought them from the edge of the playoff picture to a wild-card series with home-field advantage that paid off handsomely in a raucous Petco Park. It was especially precious after Chicago had won last year’s wi
Drafting the Ultimate 2026 Postseason Pitching Staff (opens the original)
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Editor’s note: The following conversation occurred Monday on the Sports Illustrated MLB Playoffs Preview Show and has been lightly edited for clarity. Will Laws: They always say pitching wins in the postseason. But it’s not just about workhorse starting pitchers anymore. We’ve seen bullpens become more important over the last decade. So we’re going to have you two draft your ideal pitching staffs out of guys who are participating in this postseason. You each get three starters and two relievers;
Padres Look Like World Series Contender in Game 1 Blowout of Cubs (opens the original)
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The Padres are one win from securing a date with The Miz, while the Cubs are one loss from vacation. Backed by a raucous crowd of 47,084 screaming San Diegans, the Friars blew out Chicago on Tuesday night, securing an 8–0 win to take a 1–0 lead in their wild-card series. The Padres had the air of a team that could win a pennant in this one, while the Cubs looked bewildered for most of the night. After the game, Padres manager Craig Stammen was asked if the game could have gone any better for his
The Potentially Fatal Flaw For Each MLB Playoff Team (opens the original)
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The MLB playoffs are here as 12 teams survived the regular season and are ready for an all-out battle for October supremacy. Each of the remaining squads has spent the last six months proving it belonged in the postseason. None of the last teams standing got here unscathed and all have glaring weaknesses that could end their seasons early. With postseason baseball upon us, here is the fatal flaw that could derail each MLB playoff team. The Brewers were baseball’s best team all season but that do
From PCA’s Rise to Vladdy’s Fall: Nine Stories We’ll Remember From 2026 MLB Season (opens the original)
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Every baseball season becomes its own story as it unfolds. Stars emerge and fade, teams rise and fall, records are chased and, inevitably, things happen that no one saw coming. The 2026 MLB campaign was no different. With the regular season coming to a close, it’s worth recognizing what we witnessed over the last few months. There were brilliant individual performances, historic turnarounds, disappointing collapses and the arrival of the game’s next generation of stars. We’re nearing the end of
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