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MLB playoff push: Padres clinch playoff spot, plus current postseason bracket

The Padres earned their first October appearance since 2006 in extra innings. We look at who hopes to join them and more.

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17hESPN.com Staff

MLB Power Rankings: The 2020 MVP for all 30 teams

With the Yankees reclaiming a spot in our top five, we look at each team's most valuable player for this most unusual season.

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17hDavid Schoenfield

Everything you need to know for final week of the MLB season

Must-see matchups, pennant race-defining moments, potential MVPs. We've got it all covered in 2020's dramatic stretch-drive finale.

After a pair of shutouts, Giants respond to rout A's 14-2

Brandon Crawford hit a grand slam, Chadwick Tromp and Darin Ruf added two-run homers, and the San Francisco Giants prevented the Oakland Athletics from clinching the AL West title at home with a 14-2 victory Sunday.

Crawford breaks game open with grand slam (0:24)

Ruf hammers a homer to straightaway center (0:22)

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Longtime baseball pro scout Hughes dies at 79

Gary Hughes, a beloved professional scout for numerous big league organizations during a 54-year career, has died in Northern California after having cancer. He was 79.

Lamb homers, A's move closer to AL West title, beat Giants

Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer once Oakland finally got to San Francisco's bullpen, and the playoff-bound Athletics beat the Giants by the same 6-0 score for a second straight game Saturday.

A's clinch playoff berth win win over Giants, Mariners loss

The Oakland Athletics clinched their third straight playoff berth with Seattle's loss to San Diego and a 6-0 win against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, highlighted by Matt Olson's three-run homer.

Giants beat Mariners again in road game playing at home

Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning of the Giants' 6-4 win Thursday that sent the Mariners their second home defeat played in San Francisco's ballpark because of dangerous air quality in Seattle.

Visitors at home, Giants hit 3 HRs and beat Mariners 9-3

Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria homered for San Francisco, and the visiting Giants playing at home beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Wednesday night in a game moved to the Bay Area because of smoky, dangerous air in Western Washington.

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Giants-M's games postponed due to Seattle air

The Giants-Mariners games scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have been postponed because of poor air quality in Seattle and moved to San Francisco.

PTI: Big Ben Is Back

Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss Ben Roethlisberger's big performance and what it means for the AFC, tonight's Nuggets-Clippers Game 7, the Padres' run in the NL West and much more.

2 Giants-Seattle games off due to smoky skies, moved to SF

The two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Mariners in Seattle that was scheduled to start Tuesday night was postponed because of smoky skies caused by the West Coast wildfires.

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MLB Power Rankings: The biggest 2020 surprise on all 30 teams

With the White Sox and Padres surging toward the top of the charts, we look at the most unexpected thing this year for every club.

Clevinger, Padres beat Giants 6-0 for 6th straight win

Mike Clevinger didn't waste any time setting the tone for the San Diego Padres in the opening game of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants.

Clevinger, Padres beat Giants 6-0 for 6th straight win

Mike Clevinger threw a two-hitter for his second career shutout and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader forced because of a false positive COVID-19 test.

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Giants OF Dickerson cleared after positive test

Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the coronavirus on Friday night moments before he was set to play at San Diego -- and he knew in his gut it couldn't possibly be right.

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Giants, Padres to play DH after false positive

The Giants and Padres will return to play with a Sunday doubleheader after a false positive coronavirus test canceled two games.

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Two Giants-Padres games ppd. after positive test

MLB postponed the Giants-Padres games on Friday and Saturday after a member of the Giants' organization tested positive for COVID-19.

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Giants-Padres postponed right before start, no reason given

Friday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres was postponed minutes before the scheduled first pitch.

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BBTN: Matt Vasgersian on the Dodgers sticking Mookie Betts at 2B and the Dodgers-Astros series this weekend; Todd Radom on Comerica Park, Chandler Rome on Justin Verlander's return

Matt Vasgersian joins Buster to talk about the Dodgers being a little too cute sticking Mookie Betts at second base, if we’ll see any ugliness between the Dodgers and Astros this weekend, if Zack Greinke is a Hall of Famer, why he’d take Juan Soto over Ronald Acuña Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr., micing up players, and an interesting baseball memorabilia anniversary (8:25). Next, Todd Radom stops by to talk about Comerica Park and to administer the weekly quiz (30:24). Later, the Houston Chronicle’s Chandler Rome calls in from the West Coast to hit on Dusty Baker navigating this strange season, the Astros’ lineup struggling to hit for power and Justin Verlander’s return (39:12).

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Paddack sprains ankle but streaking Padres stop Giants, 6-1

Jorge Ona homered for his first major league hit, Manny Machado also went deep and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 Thursday night despite an injury to starter Chris Paddack.