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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-08 · by Bernie Wilson The Associated Press
On Wednesday night at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres lost their NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, being eliminated after four games. Despite Fernando Tatis Jr.’s home run, the Padres managed only three hits in total and fell short with a final score of 3-1. The loss concludes an otherwise successful season for the Padres, who recorded their third consecutive 90-win season but remain without a World Series title since 1998.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The San Diego Padres' playoff hopes were dashed in Game 4 of their National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, losing 3-1 and ending their season early. The game was marred by a crucial defensive play from Garrett Mitchell who robbed Manny Machado of what would have been a game-tying home run with two outs in the eighth inning. Despite Fernando Tatis Jr.'s solo home run in the third inning, San Diego managed only three hits for the night and failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities. Meanwhile, the Brewers advanced to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, continuing their strong postseason performance after finishing with baseball’s best regular-season record at 103 wins. The Padres now enter an uncertain offseason following this disappointing end to a season filled with high expectations.
Written for “Padres Postseason Elimination” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s 429-foot home run to straightaway center field leading off the third inning got the sellout crowd of 47,712 at Petco Park revved up and waving their yellow rally towels.
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crowd → lead → towels
That was pretty much the extent of the excitement for those fans as the Padres once again fell short of winning their first World Series.
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Padres → fall → Series
Tatis’ second homer of the postseason tied the game at 1, but the Milwaukee Brewers went on to win 3-1 Wednesday night to take their best-of-five NL Division Series in four games.
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Brewers → tie → games
Manny Machado nearly tied it with a two-run homer in the eighth, but Garrett Mitchell made the catch at the center-field fence to rob him.
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Mitchell → tie → him
With the crowd on its feet still hoping for a comeback, pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets struck out to end it and the Brewers had a muted celebration on the field.
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Brewers → hop → field
San Diego had only three hits.
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Diego → have → hits
While the top-seeded Brewers head home to get ready to host the Padres’ biggest rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, the Padres head off into an uncertain offseason.
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Padres → seed → offseason
New owners José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones brought an exciting vibe to the team when they took over in late August.
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they → bring → August
Now it’s up to them to back general manager A.J. Preller in trying to get San Diego that elusive World Series title.
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it → ’ → title
The Padres haven’t been to the Fall Classic since making it for a second time in 1998.
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Padres → make → 1998
They didn’t win either one.
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They → win → one
This year, their third consecutive 90-win season carried them into the playoffs for the third straight autumn, both club records.
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both → carry → autumn
They did it behind rookie manager Craig Stammen, a surprise hire last fall after Mike Shildt retired less than two weeks after the Padres were eliminated by the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in the wild-card round.
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Padres → do → round
The Padres struggled so much during the first half that fans wondered if Preller would trade fireballing closer Mason Miller.
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Preller → struggle → Miller
But he kept Miller and the Padres turned it on in the second half to reach the postseason.
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Padres → keep → postseason
They beat the Cubs in two games at Petco Park last week to sweep their Wild Card Series before losing two close, riveting games in Milwaukee.
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They → beat → Milwaukee
San Diego stayed alive with a 4-3 win Tuesday night in which Michael King, the Game 2 starter, earned a two-inning save on one day of rest to extend the season one more night.
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King → stay → season
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