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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-08 · by Greg Beacham The Associated Press
Garrett Mitchell's triple and key defensive play helped the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 4 of their National League Division Series on Wednesday night, advancing to the NLCS for a second consecutive year. The Brewers won the series 3 games to 1, ending a 12-game postseason road losing streak since 2018. They will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS after the Dodgers eliminated the Braves earlier that day.
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) — Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning before making a pivotal catch on Manny Machado’s drive to the wall in the eighth, and the Milwaukee Brewers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the second straight season with a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night, winning their best-of-five Division Series in four games.
Mitchell also drove in Sal Frelick with Milwaukee’s first run as the Brewers snapped their 12-game postseason road losing streak since 2018 and reached the team’s fifth League Championship Series.
asserted
Brewers → triple → Series
Machado nearly tied Game 4 with a 406-foot drive off reliever Abner Uribe, but Mitchell coolly tracked it down and reached just above the short wall in right-center to keep it in the yard.
asserted
Mitchell → tie → yard
Second baseman Brice Turang then ended the eighth with an acrobatic catch of Ty France’s tailing popup in foul ground.
asserted
Turang → end → ground
After fending off the surging Padres in four tight games decided by a combined five runs, the 103-win Brewers will get an NLCS rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who eliminated Atlanta on Wednesday.
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 429-foot homer on an otherwise tepid offensive night for the Padres, who repeatedly tested the majors’ best regular-season team before falling short of only the fourth NLCS appearance in team history.
One night after the Padres avoided elimination in Game 3, Milwaukee claimed its first road playoff win since the 2018 NLCS by sticking to its season-long formula for success.
asserted
Milwaukee → fend → success
While four Brewers pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the defense made nearly every big play, Milwaukee’s lineup calmly worked counts, pounded 10 hits through the Padres’ defense and manufactured enough runs to head home smiling.
asserted
lineup → combine → runs
Game 2 hero Jackson Chourio capped his high-impact series by driving in Mitchell to become the Brewers’ career leader in postseason RBIs at just 22 years old.
asserted
Chourio → cap → RBIs
Chourio has 17 RBIs, including six in this series, in 16 playoff games.
asserted
Chourio → have → games
Milwaukee opened the scoring in the third when Frelick reached on an infield single, stole second and came around on a single by Mitchell, an Orange County native and UCLA product.
asserted
Frelick → open → Mitchell
Brewers starter and former Padres draft pick Robert Gasser threw four innings of three-hit ball, but Tatis ended his 1-for-19 skid since San Diego’s playoff opener with a long shot to center in the third.
asserted
Tatis → throw → third
It was the longest homer ever hit in the postseason at Petco Park by a San Diego player.
asserted
It → hit → player
Padres starter Walker Buehler yielded just three hits and a run, but manager Craig Stammen replaced him with Game 1 starter Robbie Ray after William Contreras’ leadoff single in the fourth.
asserted
Stammen → yield → fourth
Mitchell then stroked a mild liner perfectly over first base and into the right-field corner leading off the fifth, and he scored on Chourio’s single through the drawn-in infield.
asserted
he → stroke → infield
Chourio surpassed Ryan Braun for the most postseason RBIs in Brewers history.
asserted
Chourio → surpass → history
Jake Bauers singled leading off the sixth and went to third on Cooper Pratt’s ground-rule double before scoring on Frelick’s sacrifice fly.
asserted
Bauers → single → fly
The Padres were already down 3-1 in the seventh when Mason Miller allowed three baserunners, but no runs.
asserted
Miller → allow → baserunners
The vaunted closer missed Game 3 for the birth of his first child.
asserted
closer → miss → child
After sitting below .500 and in 11th place in the NL in late July, San Diego roared into the first wild-card spot and then swept the Cubs in the Wild Card Series last week.
asserted
Diego → sit → Series
The Padres had won 19 of 22 before losing three of four to Milwaukee.
asserted
Padres → win → Milwaukee
Up next
The Brewers host the Dodgers in Game 1 on Sunday with ace Jacob Misiorowski almost certainly lined up to start.
asserted
Misiorowski → host → Sunday
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