San Diego Padres (85-68) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (106-47)
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 9:40 pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers and host San Diego Padres, two teams with different priorities in the stretch run, square off on Tuesday to open their final head-to-head series of the regular season.
For the Padres, the goal is clear: Reach the postseason as a wild card.
As it stands right now, they would do just that. San Diego (85-68) currently holds the second of three National League wild-card berths and is three games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers (82-71), who sit just outside the playoff picture behind the Philadelphia Phillies (83-69).
The Padres' magic number is six, and they have an added edge with all nine of their remaining regular-season games at home.
The Dodgers (106-47) clinched the No. 1 seed for the NL playoffs with their 106th win on Sunday.
What are they playing for? Total domination -- and history.
They have matched the single-season franchise record for wins, and a victory on Tuesday would set a new mark.