The Padres have a ticket to the postseason

Ryan O'Hearn's grand slam was one of three home runs for San Diego, and Randy Vasquez and two relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Padres beat the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 last night in what could be a playoff preview.

The Brewers' 95-63 loss ensures they won't have 100 consecutive wins for the first time since the 2012-14 season. The Brewers' magical advantage of securing the best record in the Majors and home-field advantage throughout the postseason is reduced to two over Philadelphia.

The Padres have won four straight, including the first two of this series. They clinched their postseason berth with a 5-4 victory in 11 innings the night before last.

San Diego closed to within a game and a half of the Chicago Cubs in the race for the top NL wild card and the right to host a best-of-three series next week. If the current standings hold, the Padres and Cubs would face off in a wild-card series, with the winner going on to face the Brewers.

GERALDO PERDOMO hit a game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4, keeping pace in the NL wild-card race.