Tatís Jr. homered for the third straight game as San Diego beat Arizona 5-1, with Bogaerts and Díaz also going deep. Díaz exited after a swing, adding late-inning concern. The Padres moved to 89-72, riding momentum toward the postseason even as Chicago grabbed home-field edge in the wild-card race. Perdomo supplied Arizona’s bright moment with his 20th homer and a 16-game on-base streak, while San Diego’s rotation gears up for a critical weekend against Chicago.

Cease steadies after a rough first inning, then San Diego explodes with four homers to rout Colorado 11-3 at Petco Park. Tatis Jr. and Machado supply the power, Arraez and Diaz pile up multi-hit nights, and Laureano doubles in two as the lineup wakes up around a six-inning start from Cease.

Machado adds a solo HR in the third and an RBI single in the fourth, Merrill and Laureano contribute big hits, and Bryce Johnson caps the late surge with a two-run homer in the eighth. The Padres’ offense snaps out of a late-season lull in a convincing win, setting up a hopeful finish to the series.

Cease works six innings, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts, while the bullpen yields two in the eighth before Johnson’s blast seals it. Four Padres starters reach safely multiple times as the attack erupts in support of a strong mound night.

Two field invaders dominated the narrative in a 5-1 Padres win over the Giants at Petco Park, as security wrestled a child in the eighth and then another spectator in quick succession. Padres reliever Jason Adam grimaced and muttered "He's a kid" as the disruption briefly paused late-inning action. Fernando Tatis Jr. remained a late-inning influence, while Heliot Ramos and the Giants’ offense lagged in a night otherwise highlighted by San Diego’s bullpen depth. The clash ended with San Diego preserving the win despite the off-field spectacle, and viewers watching a camera that largely ducked the incident.

For fantasy managers, the takeaway centers on bullpen usage and how crowd distractions can alter in-game focus. The Padres leveraged late-inning depth to seal the result, underscoring the value of dynamic relievers in hostile environments. Giants fans and fantasy players alike will be watching how security dynamics, stadium atmosphere, and tactical bullpen deployment influence upcoming head-to-heads.