Padres-Brewers NL Division Series Game 1 FAQ (Sat., 5:30 p.m. PT, FS1/FOX One)
MILWAUKEE – The Padres certainly didn’t see the best of MLB’s top regular-season team in 2026. When the Brewers visited San Diego in August, they squandered a seventh-inning lead in the opener, got blown out in Game 2 and then lost leads in the eighth inning and again in the
Padres make minimal changes to roster for NLDS vs. Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- Officially, the Padres’ National League Division Series roster is unchanged from the group that swept the Cubs in the Wild Card Series earlier this week.
Three months of struggle unleashed a relentless second half for Tatis
MILWAUKEE -- It took Fernando Tatis Jr. 239 plate appearances before his first home run this year. He endlessly tinkered with his stance and mechanics. He grinded in the batting cage. All the while, the Padres struggled. In the postseason? Tatis homered on the very first pitch. He got a
Padres go with Deadline acquisition Ray to start NLDS Game 1
MILWAUKEE – The Padres are giving the ball to veteran left-hander Robbie Ray to start Game 1 of the National League Division Series vs. the Brewers on Saturday. “I was excited to get Game 1,” Ray said on Friday afternoon. “Super thrilled for the opportunity and the trust that this
Miz and Miller in same series? Postseason velocity records beware!
MILWAUKEE -- Fifty-six pitches. That’s the most triple-digit heat any postseason series has produced since pitch tracking began in 2008. Jacob Misiorowski topped that total by himself in four individual starts this season. Now put Mason Miller on the same mound.
Tatis third in latest Hitter Power Rankings
The 2026 Division Series, which are set to begin Saturday, will feature a ton of difference-making hitters. Some sluggers helped their teams battle through the Wild Card Series, while others’ clubs received a first-round bye and will be fresh for the DS round. Either way, they appear here in a
Here are 4 keys to Padres-Brewers NLDS matchup
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers and Padres share several similarities as they collide in the National League Division Series, beginning with Game 1 on Saturday at American Family Field.
Latest Padres injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
Brewers-Padres position-by-position breakdown
The Brewers and Padres each played their inaugural season in 1969. And for the first time in the 57 years since, Milwaukee and San Diego will meet in the postseason when the two face off in the National League Division Series.
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12 pitchers? Three catchers? Padres have big decisions for NLDS roster
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ Wild Card Series roster plan worked to absolute perfection. Nearly everybody contributed (aside from the Game 3 starter candidates, and, hey, after a two-game sweep of the Cubs, we’ll never know who that would’ve been).
PCA, Miz, Mason Miller honored by Baseball Digest
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs has been selected Baseball Digest’s 2026 MLB Player of the Year. Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers has been named MLB Pitcher of the Year while the San Diego Padres’ Mason Miller has been voted MLB Relief Pitcher of the Year. Crow-Armstrong received 21
'Control the moment': Bogaerts' heady presence crucial in biggest moments
While his Padres teammates doused each other in champagne and beer at the center of the home clubhouse at Petco Park, celebrating a sweep of the Cubs in the National League Wild Card Series after a 4-1 win Wednesday night, Xander Bogaerts took it all in from the edge of
The final Top 100 Prospects list of the year has a new look
The Minor League playoffs have been completed. There are only a handful of players with prospect eligibility remaining left in the Major League postseason, and there will be fewer with each passing round. Time for us in prospectdom to go into offseason mode? Not so fast, friends. The Arizona Fall
Here's how the pitching might line up for the Padres-Brewers NLDS
MILWAUKEE – The Padres have plenty of postseason experience dotting their starting rotation. The Brewers have Jacob Misiorowski.
Padres get revenge with commanding sweep of Cubs in Wild Card Series
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres spent September as the hottest team in baseball, surging into the postseason and securing a Wild Card Series at Petco Park. Gavin Sheets spent most of the month in a walking boot.
Lights-out bullpen deployed to perfection in Padres' Wild Card Series clinch
SAN DIEGO -- The lights cut out, Korn’s “Blind” blared, the sellout Petco Park crowd rose to their feet roaring and Mason Miller seemingly spawned onto the mound for the start of the ninth inning. The game was over. The National League Wild Card Series was over. But in reality,
Star power, pitching and more takeaways from Cubs-Padres Wild Card Series
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres made sure this year was different. The 2025 iteration of this National League Wild Card Series in Chicago left a sour taste in San Diego’s mouth, and rightfully so. An already struggling lineup flatlined. There were virtually no big moments. They didn’t have a raucous
Tatis' electric Game 1 was much more than just his historic leadoff HR
Fernando Tatis Jr. jumped all over the first pitch Cubs starter Matthew Boyd threw on Tuesday night, sending Petco Park into an absolute frenzy with a home run to center field. It was the first leadoff homer in Padres postseason history. And yet, it might not have been the most
King sets tone with no-hit bid in Padres' 'beautiful night of baseball'
SAN DIEGO -- It was already just about a perfect San Diego night. Michael King flirted with a no-hitter. Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts had all gone deep. The Padres were steamrolling the Cubs, on their way to an 8-0 victory in Game 1 of the National
Musgrove's first appearance since '24 adds to righty's San Diego legacy
SAN DIEGO -- At the beginning of September, Joe Musgrove was searching for answers. He wasn’t defeated, but he was as close as one can be to such a feeling. He almost couldn’t put it into words. It had been nearly two years since he stood on a big league
Tatis, Machado lead electric offense in Padres' Wild Card Series opening win
SAN DIEGO -- Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado live for these moments. For the last seven years, the Padres have been the beneficiary of electrifying highlights from the superstar duo that has helped propel them into the franchise’s golden age -- and they have never been ones to deny
King, dingers power Padres in G1 rout at frenzied Petco
SAN DIEGO -- They packed Petco Park anticipating a party in the Gaslamp on Tuesday night. The Cubs could do little to stop it. The Padres wouldn't let it end.