Brad Snyder hit an RBI single off Heath Bell with one out in the ninth inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 win over San Diego on Thursday, pushing the Padres to the cusp of elimination from the playoff race. The loss reduced San Francisco's magic number for clinching the NL West to one and idle Atlanta's magic number for clinching the NL wild card to two.

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Hitoshi Tamura has been playing pro ball in Japan for more than a decade, but ESPN reports that the 33-year-old…

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With three teams pushing for only two postseason spots, we knew that there'd be one unlucky fanbase left…

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The San Diego Padres are quickly running out of chances to stay in the playoff race. Alfonso Soriano homered twice, including a two-run shot off struggling San Diego ace Mat Latos, and the Chicago Cubs won 5-2 on Tuesday night to drop the wilting Padres 1 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.

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Jay Bruce homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth to give Cincinnati a 3-2 victory over Houston on Tuesday night, sending the Reds to the postseason for the first time in 15 years.

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With their playoff push down to the final week, the last thing the offensively challenged San Diego Padres needed was to face the reinvigorated Carlos Zambrano. Zambrano won his seventh straight decision since rejoining Chicago's rotation, combining with two relievers on a four-hitter, and the Cubs held on to beat San Diego 1-0 on Monday night to knock the Padres out of the NL wild-card lead.

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We all know from his classic Answer Man session that San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell considers himself a big…

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A perfect game was “kicked” by an umpire in a year marked by great pitching, top rookies and a bopper named Bautista.

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The Giants and Padres each have two potential paths to the playoffs; for the Braves, it’s the wild card or bust.

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Chris Denorfia doubled in the winning run off rookie Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning to give the San Diego Padres a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday and a share of the National League West lead with San Francisco. The Reds' magic number for clinching the NL Central was trimmed to two before the first pitch when the St.

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