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The Padres Wanted the World Series. Will They Make the Playoffs? - The New York Times
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Why Each MLB Playoff Team Will Win the World Series—and Why They Won't - The Ringer
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Padres pull off season's first extra-innings win, stay alive (barely) in playoff chase - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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The Phillies Wanted To Be The Astros. Now They'll Have To Beat Them For A World Series.
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No-No Joe Musgrove wants a championship for hometown Padres
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Who to Root for in the MLB Playoffs (Not the Astros)
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Phillies hit 4 homers to take 3-1 lead over Padres in NLCS
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What Padres' Joe Musgrove says about his 2017 Astros title
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Giants-Padres Series Preview: Laugh because what else can fans do? - McCovey Chronicles
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Column: MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off - ABC News