#san-diego-padres

#san-diego-padres

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.

Awful Announcing compiled the rankings via more than 3,000 fan-submitted responses, which asked to grade their team's respective broadcast between an A and an F, with each letter matching to a numerical grade from 1 to 5. Based on Awful Announcing's polling, an "A" was the most common grade for Orsillo and Grant at 69.5 percent, while 94.6 percent of their grades ranged between A-C.

The Dodgers swept the Padres, turning a one game deficit in the West into a two game lead, with starting pitching only allowing three runs in 17 innings.

City crews have installed about 400 signs in downtown San Diego to inform drivers about new street parking-meter rates, which will increase significantly during events at Petco Park.

Brooks, 30, signed a minor league deal with the Friars in the offseason and was selected to the big league roster in the middle of June, holding a spot for about six weeks but without much playing time.

When A.J. Preller executed five trades involving 22 players in six hours, he was both celebrated and criticized, reflecting his polarizing reputation in Major League Baseball.

Outfielder Forrest Wall has opted out of his minor league deal with the Padres and is ticketed for free agency, signaling his ongoing quest for stability in the majors.

Luis Robert Jr., a 27-year-old outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, has had a shaky season but has shown improvement recently, hitting .364 in July.