"The Padres clinched a playoff berth with a 5-4, 11-inning win against the three-time NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Freddy Fermin, acquired from Kansas City at the trade deadline on July 31, drove the first pitch he saw from Grant Anderson to center field with one out in the 11th, singling in automatic runner Bryce Johnson and setting off a wild celebration in front of a sellout crowd of 42,371 at Petco Park."
"The Padres' road appears to be tougher than last year, when they swept the Atlanta Braves in a home wild-card series to earn a shot at the rival Dodgers. San Diego led 2-1 before their bats went so cold that they didn't score in the last 24 innings as they lost the series in five games. The Dodgers went on to win the World Series."
The San Diego Padres clinched a playoff berth with a 5-4, 11-inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, driven by Freddy Fermin's 11th-inning single that scored Bryce Johnson in front of a sellout at Petco Park. The club sits 2½ games behind both the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West and the Chicago Cubs for the first wild card spot. The Brewers secured the NL Central and will await postseason opponents. The Padres experienced uneven stretches during the season, including April leads and May-June slumps. General manager A.J. Preller executed a major July 31 trade deadline overhaul, acquiring reliever Mason Miller, catcher Fermin, and outfielders Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano.
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