The Padres beat the Diamondbacks 9-4 on the final day of the regular season, securing a series win and giving manager Craig Stammen 91 wins in his first year. San Diego hosts the Cubs in Tuesday’s National League Wild Card Series opener at 7 p.m.
Arizona erased a 4-1 deficit with three runs in the seventh to tie the game, but the Padres retook the lead on Jake Cronenworth’s bases-loaded walk and Freddy Fermin’s two-run single. Austin Hays added a two-run single in the eighth.
Philadelphia’s win over Tampa Bay had already clinched the National League’s final postseason berth and eliminated Arizona. The game did not affect San Diego’s postseason qualification or playoff seeding. Padres starter Randy Vasquez allowed one run on three hits, with no walks and two strikeouts, in six innings.
