The San Diego Padres are back in the postseason for a third consecutive year.
They're on to the NLDS after they got the best of the Chicago Cubs, sweeping the best-of-3 wild card series. The Padres were one of three teams to sweep their wild card series matchup, along with the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.
San Diego set the pace for the series with an 8-0 victory in Game 1 on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado helped lead the way. Tatis went 2 for 3 with three runs, a home run and an RBI. Machado also went 2 for 3 with two runs, a home run and an RBI.
The duo will need to produce similar numbers to help continue the Padres' push toward their first World Series championship. San Diego has only made the World Series twice,
first in 1984 before returning in 1998.
Here’s how the Padres stack up with the rest of the playoff field as they prepare to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS:
Can Padres win National League crown? NL pennant odds
Odds from BetMGM
- Dodgers +130
- Brewers +260
- Braves +450
- Padres +500
Padres' World Series odds
- Dodgers +230
- Brewers +475
- Yankees +500
- Rays +800
- Braves +900
- Padres +900
- Guardians +1000
- White Sox +1700
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Are San Diego Padres the MLB playoffs' greatest sleeper? World Series odds
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