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Padres payroll surges for 2023 World Series push - Sports Illustrated
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Big-Spending Phillies, Padres Knock Out 100-Win Teams to Reach NLCS –
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For Padres, there's something different about this September - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Dodgers lose to Padres in 2022 NLDS: Complete coverage - Los Angeles Times
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What incredible record do the Padres need to reach the MLB playoffs?
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Padres pull off season's first extra-innings win, stay alive (barely) in playoff chase - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego Padres do have a path to the MLB Playoffs: How it might look
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MLB playoff tracker: Who is in, who gets home-field advantage - Los Angeles Times
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2022 San Diego Padres World Series, win total, pennant & division odds
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Padres win NLDS Game 3 2022
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Padres lose to Cardinals, snapping their winning streak and all but ending any playoff aspirations - The San Diego Union-Tribune