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Cardinals beat Brewers, both clinch postseason berths –
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Padres clinch National League Wild Card berth
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Machado, Paddack lead Padres over Mariners, 6-1
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MLB roundup: Padres clinch playoff berth despite loss
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MLB's most unlikely playoff heroes
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Fourteen years later, three Padres executives reflect on the end of a drought - The Athletic
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Padres clinch NL wild-card spot during 2-1 loss to White Sox
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Padres vs. Cardinals, NL Playoffs (game 4), 2006
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MLB on X: The @Padres are back in the postseason for the first time since 2006. #CLINCHED / X