The San Diego Padres captured the final spot in the NL Division Series as nine pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3. San Diego advances to face the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers in Arlington, Texas after completing its first postseason series win since defeating Atlanta in the 1998 NLCS.
Garrett Cooper blasted a solo home run off Yu Darvish to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0, completing Miami’s wild card round series sweep. The Marlins move on to face the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS