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Padres’ Wild Card opponent is set: It’s the Cubs, just like 1984 - MLB.com
With the Dodgers’ victory on Thursday afternoon in Arizona, L.A. secured the National League West title. That means the Padres and Cubs will square off as the NL’s top two Wild Cards – with home field still to be determined. Chicago holds the upper hand entering the season’s final weekend.
The Padres and Cubs have met once before in the postseason – a memorable 1984 NL Championship Series, in which the Padres came back from a 2-0 deficit. That series featured Steve Garvey’s walk-off home run in Game 4 and the Padres’ late rally in a winner-take-all Game 5.
Padres to wear popular, polarizing City Connect unis for final time on Friday - San Diego Union-Tribune
After four years, the Padres on Friday will don their pink-and-mint City Connect uniforms for the last time.
The club announced in January that this would be the final season for the brightly-colored alternates.
Teams can swap out designs after four seasons. The Diamondbacks, Red Sox, White Sox, Rockies, Astros, Marlins, Giants and Nationals all debuted new City Connects this year. The Padres will unveil a new City Connect design next year.
Dodgers clinch NL West title with win over Diamondbacks, moving out of Padres' reach - Yahoo Sports
For the fourth straight season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are ending the year at the top of the NL West.
The Dodgers clinched the NL West division title with an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Los Angeles becomes the latest team to clinch a division title, joining the NL Central-winning Milwaukee Brewers, NL East-winning Philadelphia Phillies and AL West-winning Seattle Mariners.
The victory brings the Dodgers to 90 wins, with a 90-69 record. This marks the 12th time in 13 seasons that the Dodgers have won the division, further cementing the team's recent dominance.
