Padres have won first two games in September; Playoff odds at 1.1 percent heading into Sunday's game against the Giants
Long, long odds, to be sure.
But there remains a mathematical path forward, and that’s what the Padres have to cling to while starting September with back-to-back victories.said Saturday night. “ … You’re in it until they tell you otherwise.” A long win streak to get the Padres to at least .500 would legitimatize that conversation and maybe that starts with a series win over the Giants, who are currently in a three-way tie for the NL’s last wild-card spot with the Diamondbacks and Reds.Sunday’s first pitch is at 1:10 p.m.
The Padres to date have won five of the first nine games and have outscored them 13-4 over the last two games. The Giants won the opener, 7-2. is serving as the DH for a third straight game and is 1-for-12 with a strikeout over his last three games.