San Diego Padres Playoffs 2026

San Diego Padres 2026 playoff page. The Padres are 83-69, 2nd in the NL West with a +23 point differential and a 1-game winning streak. If the season ended today they would be the No. 6 seed in the NL (wild card, magic number 7).

Last time out they beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on the road. Next up: away at the Colorado Rockies (56-96) on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM EDT. Their remaining opponents have a combined 0.524 record, including 3 games against teams currently in playoff position. Updated Sep 17, 2026 6:10 AM EDT.

2026 MLB playoffs · NL West · 2nd in division

Would be the No. 6 seed

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Padres Playoff Outlook

NL West Standings

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Diff	Strk
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	92-60	3-0	17-11	+173	L1
2	San Diego Padres	83-69	5-1	11-7	+23	W1
3	Arizona Diamondbacks	80-73	2-2	10-9	0	L2
4	San Francisco Giants	64-89	3-7	13-13	-70	W2
5	Colorado Rockies	56-96	3-6	6-13	-170	L1

Projected Path to World Series

1. Wild Card: at #3 Atlanta Braves
2. LDS: likely at #1 Milwaukee Brewers
3. LCS: NL title game, higher seed hosts
4. World Series: Home park of the pennant winner with the better record, Oct 23, 2026

Season Trend

Padres Playoff Push: 2026 Recent Results and Upcoming Games

#	Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
1	Aug 31	at Reds	71-81	W 5-0
2	Sep 1	at Reds	71-81	L 3-4
3	Sep 2	at Reds	71-81	L 3-7
4	Sep 4	vs Yankees #4	88-64	W 3-2
5	Sep 5	vs Yankees #4	88-64	L 1-5
6	Sep 6	vs Yankees #4	88-64	W 4-3
7	Sep 7	vs Nationals	71-82	W 3-2
8	Sep 8	vs Nationals	71-82	W 5-4
9	Sep 9	vs Nationals	71-82	W 9-2
10	Sep 11	at Giants	64-89	W 7-5
11	Sep 12	at Giants	64-89	W 7-6
12	Sep 13	at Giants	64-89	W 6-4
13	Sep 14	at Rockies	56-96	W 8-7
14	Sep 15	at Rockies	56-96	L 3-9
15	Sep 16	at Rockies	56-96	W 9-3
16	Sep 17	at Rockies	56-96	3:10 PM
17	Sep 18	vs Marlins	76-77	9:40 PM
18	Sep 19	vs Marlins	76-77	8:40 PM
19	Sep 20	vs Marlins	76-77	4:10 PM
20	Sep 22	at Dodgers #2	92-60	10:10 PM
21	Sep 23	at Dodgers #2	92-60	10:10 PM
22	Sep 24	at Dodgers #2	92-60	10:10 PM
23	Sep 25	vs Diamondbacks	80-73	9:40 PM
24	Sep 26	vs Diamondbacks	80-73	8:40 PM
25	Sep 27	vs Diamondbacks	80-73	3:10 PM

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