Padres Clinch Playoff Spot with Win Over Dodgers on Tuesday

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00:00So I'll tell you what, the lights were shining bright out here on the West Coast.

00:06We turn it to Hollywood, the Dodgers playing host, three-game series going against the

00:10Padres doing the divisional dance here for the NL West, and this division's still well

00:14and truly on the table.

00:16The Padres need to get that sweep to finish up on top, but they get the score 4-2.

00:20It was a triple play to finish this one from surprise, surprise Manny Machado, who's been

00:24fantastic for San Diego.

00:27No excuses for the Dodgers.

00:29You're right, you saw that triple play, a base hit, they probably win that baseball

00:32game.

00:33But also, runners in scoring position for the Dodgers, they had 10 of those.

00:35Only two for 10 on a conversion rate, that's not good enough.

00:38But also, let's look at the Padres and what those vibes are heading into the playoffs

00:42as they clinched last night.

00:44Usually you say, oh my goodness, we lost Juan Soto.

00:47Well, you're going to get a couple prospects back, maybe it's a couple years down the line,

00:50Dubsy, until we see the fruits of that trade actually come through for the Padres.

00:54Not the case this year.

00:55Michael King, five innings pitch last night in a big spot on the road against the Dodgers.

01:00Zero earned runs.

01:01Did you know, Dubsy, he lowered his ERA below three?

01:04That's at a 2.95 as he improves to 13-9.

01:07The benchmark for the Padres is that bullpen is absolutely filled with hammers.

01:12The starting pitching staff coming into form and now healthy and pitching well with guys

01:16like Michael King.

01:17And also, looking at that one through nine, it's extremely talented up and down.

01:22If there's one team, if you said, you know what, Donny, separate the Dodgers and the

01:25Philadelphia Phillies, look like they're going to be the one and two seeds here in the National

01:28League.

01:29The team I'd be most worried about playing will be the Padres and we'll talk about that.

01:33But last night, King was fantastic and also, what are the Dodgers doing trying to find

01:36some starting pitching?

01:37Knack on the mound last night, three and five now in the season, four innings pitch, four

01:40earned runs.

01:41That's not good enough.

01:42The question marks will come up for the Dodgers and that pitching staff.

01:45But last night, the Padres punched their ticket to the playoffs, rightfully so.