Overview

• San Diego closed the regular season with a three-game sweep and a 12-4 finale, finishing 90-72 for a second straight 90-win season.
• The Padres visit the Cubs for a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday at Wrigley Field, with Nick Pivetta expected to start Game 1.
• Outfielder Ramón Laureano went on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right index finger; he said his finger will be in a splint about three weeks and called a quick return “delusional hope.”
• Recent offensive surge features contributions from Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado, offering optimism despite Laureano’s absence.
• Petco Park set single-season records with 3,437,201 fans and 72 sellouts, while San Diego enters the road series with a 38-43 away record.