Overview

• The Dodgers secured the NL West with an 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks, and San Diego enters consecutive postseasons for only the second time in franchise history.
• San Diego and Chicago will meet in the NL Wild Card series starting Tuesday, with the site still unconfirmed and the Cubs currently favored to host.
• Padres executive A. J. Preller reinforced the staff at the deadline by acquiring Mason Miller and J. P. Sears from Oakland in a deal headlined by prospect Leo De Vries.
• Michael King’s status remains uncertain after shoulder and knee issues limited him to 13 games, though he has a 3.57 ERA when available.
• Xander Bogaerts returned from a fractured foot, Jackson Merrill finished with a late power surge, and Ramon Laureano is out for at least the Wild Card with a fractured finger.