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Padres lock up No. 4 seed, will host Cubs in Wild Card Series

Following a ten-to-seven triumph over the Diamondbacks, San Diego secured the fourth seed and will welcome Chicago for the opening round at their home ballpark. Manny Machado achieved a major milestone during the contest by hitting his thirtieth home run of the year, bringing his career total to three hundred ninety-nine and matching Adrián González for the most thirty-homer campaigns in franchise history.

Meanwhile, pitching decisions loom for the upcoming series as Michael King takes the mound for the opener, leaving Walker Buehler and Robbie Ray as options for later games.

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