LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ethan Salas had RBI singles as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Dodger Stadium, clinching a franchise-record third consecutive postseason berth and fifth in seven seasons. Nick Pivetta struck out seven over 4 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and no earned runs with one walk. Yuki Matsui earned the win in relief, Mason Miller recorded his 38th save, and Tyler Glasnow took the loss after striking out 11 over 6 1/3 innings. Tatis had two hits and one RBI, Salas drove in a run, and Shohei Ohtani had two hits and one RBI for Los Angeles. San Diego had six hits, while the Dodgers had seven. Adrian Morejon allowed one earned run in 1 1/3 innings, and Edwin Díaz and Evan Phillips each struck out two in a scoreless inning for Los Angeles. San Diego improved to 89-70; the Dodgers fell to 97-62. Attendance was 53,027 in 2 hours, 51 minutes.