Overview

• The 12-4 finale completed a three-game sweep of Arizona as Manny Machado delivered an RBI single and his 27th home run.
• San Diego closed at 90-72, marking consecutive 90-win seasons for the first time in franchise history.
• The best-of-three series in Chicago begins Tuesday; the clubs split the season set 3-3 and the Padres are 3-0 all-time in wild-card series.
• San Diego’s lineup is heating up with Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Luis Arraez surging, while Ramón Laureano is out with a fractured right index finger.
• JP Sears allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings in the finale, and Petco Park set single-season records with 72 sellouts and 3,437,201 fans.