The Milwaukee Brewers attempt to complete a sweep Wednesday when they host the San Diego Padres in the finale of their season-ending three-game series. After going 0-2-1 in its previous three series, Milwaukee captured the first two games of the set, including a 4-3 triumph on Tuesday that saw Martin Maldonado hit his first career grand slam. The blast was

After going 0-2-1 in their previous three series, the Milwaukee Brewers attempt to clinch the win in their final series of the season when they host the San Diego Padres on Tuesday in the middle contest of their three-game set. Milwaukee (82-78) posted a 5-3 victory on Monday, securing its second straight winning season. Carlos Gomez, Rickie Weeks and Jonathan

Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, the Milwaukee Brewersattempt to finish the campaign strong as they begin a season-ending three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday. Milwaukee dropped a 7-0 decision to Houston on Sunday, officially ending its hopes for a postseason berth. The loss was the sixth in nine games following a 24-6 run that got the Brewers within

San Francisco Giants is expected to rest many of its regulars in Sunday’s series finale against the San Diego Padres, who are looking for their first series victory over the Giants since 2010. After clinching the National League West last week, the Giants will rest regulars such as Buster Posey on Sunday before starting them in the season’s final three games against

While the San Diego Padres look to finish the season on a high note, theSan Francisco Giants are working to finalize their postseason plans. The Giants have already clinched the National League West, giving them extra time to make several key decisions. The team announced that Tim Lincecum will start Sunday’s series finale against the Padres, with Hector Sanchez starting at catcher. Manager

The San Francisco Giants are preparing for the postseason as they begin a three-game series with the San Diego Padres. With that in mind, they have decided that All-Star MVP Melky Cabrera won’t be a playoff participant. Cabrera drew a 50-game suspension on Aug. 15 for testing positive for testosterone and would have been eligible to return if San Francisco’s postseason journey reached

Every game is like a playoff game now for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who sit 3 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the last National League wild card spot with seven games remaining. The magic number to elimination for the Dodgers is four. The Dodgers play their final home game of the season Thursday against the San Diego Padres, who are 24-8

The postseason window is closing fast on the Los Angeles Dodgers, who trail the St. Louis Cardinals by 4 1/2 games for the last National League wild card spot with eight games left. The Dodgers have lost 20 of 32 games since Aug. 19, including Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres. While Los Angeles has dropped eight of its last

The Los Angeles Dodgers can ill afford to lose many more games if they intend on making the playoffs. Their attempt at a late surge begins Tuesday, when they kick off a three-game series against the Padres in San Diego. Los Angeles, which is 3-3 on its nine-game road trip, trails St. Louis by 3 1/2 games for the second wild card

The San Diego Padres‘ late-season surge can be attributed to its success at Petco Park. The Padres will attempt to win their fifth straight home series on Sunday when they play the rubber match of their set with the Colorado Rockies. Jesus Guzman went deep for the first time since July 25 with a three-run homer as San Diego posted its 18th