Padres’ pitching key to protecting Wild Card spot

Watch Now Padres' pitching key to protecting Wild Card spot September 13, 2026 10:45 PM Jason Benetti, Mark Grant and Hunter Pence unpack the Padres' seventh straight win and series sweep over the Giants, where San Diego cemented its spot in the NL Wild Card race thanks to several factors. Related Videos 01:28 Machado: ‘Fight’ is SD’s superpower amid WC chase 01:28 HLs: Padres top Giants behind Machado, Tatis Jr. 39 Tatis Jr. keeps it rolling with another RBI 01:32 Machado crushes no-doubter off Webb 43 Padres’ Merrill stays hot with RBI double 01:43 Padres are ‘hot’ amid thick of stretch run 39 What Devers’ season-ending injury means for Giants 02:36 Surging Padres could do ‘damage’ in postseason 01:44 Volpe impresses after being called up by Yankees 01:56 De Paula has ‘tremendous’ contact profile for LAD 01:37 Ohtani’s outlook after being placed on 15-day IL 02:04 Pirates’ Ashcraft placed on 15-day IL (arm) 01:38 Schlittler continues to make AL Cy Young case 02:05 De La Cruz heating up down the stretch 01:47 Don’t expect Burnes to return to form in 2026 01:47 PCA adding more history to MVP campaign 01:54 Pivetta’s scoreless return masks fastball concerns 02:09 Mets’ Tong shows…

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