San Diego Held the Cushion Through the Noise

The Padres beat the Rockies 8-7 on September 14.

San Diego had to protect its spot in a game that kept getting uncomfortable. The Padres sit at 86.3% on the BaseChaser board.

Manny Machado opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first, and Fernando Tatis Jr. added a 2-run homer in the second.

Colorado kept pushing back, but Dustin Harris gave San Diego the late answer with an RBI double in the eighth.

Casey Mize got the win, and Mason Miller closed it with the save.

What It Means

The Padres improve to 82-68. The Rockies fall to 55-95.

BaseChaser lists San Diego at 86.3% to make the playoffs and Colorado at 0.0%.

San Diego still has cushion, but this one made them work to protect it.

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