The Padres beat the Reds 5-0 on August 31.
San Diego picked up the kind of clean win that matters in the middle of the playoff race, moving to 59.9% on the BaseChaser board.
Michael King set the tone with 6 scoreless innings, 6 strikeouts, and 3 walks.
The Padres broke through in the fourth. Jackson Merrill drove in Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts doubled in two more, and Dustin Harris followed with another RBI single.
Ty France added an RBI single in the seventh to finish the scoring.
What It Means
The Padres improve to 73-65. The Reds fall to 65-73.
BaseChaser lists San Diego at 59.9% to make the playoffs and Cincinnati at 0.0%.
San Diego gave itself more cushion in the playoff race.
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