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The Padres don’t look like underdogs against 103-win Brewers

Following a dominant second-half surge and a sweep of the Cubs, the San Diego Padres enter the Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers carrying the best final ten weeks of any major league squad. Despite falling to a meager playoff probability late in July and enduring an eight-game slide to close June, the club finished with baseball's top post-All-Break record and highest WAR.

Fernando Tatis Jr. played a massive role in the offensive reversal, shaking off a slow start featuring a closed stance to mash 25 home runs after making an adjustment in the batter box.

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