Diamondbacks scratch Gabriel Moreno for must-win final game
The Diamondbacks need to win on Sunday, but they will be without star catcher Gabriel Moreno in the lineup.
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Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PADRES Lars Nootbaar – LF Dustin Harris – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Manny Machado – 3B Gabriel Moreno – DH Ty France – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Gavin Sheets – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Austin Hays – LF Nolan Arenado – 3B Jake Cronenworth – 2B Pavin Smith – […]
Game 162: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks (86-75) at San Diego Padres (90-71), September 27, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Gamethread 9/27: Phillies vs. Rays
Game 162 of the 2026 baseball season has arrived, and the Phillies’ situation is clear: If they win, they make the playoffs. If they lose, they have to hope the Padres can defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks allowing the Phillies to back into the final Wild Card spot. The good news for the Phillies is that […]
Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/27/26): Imanaga Starting Weird, Meaningless Game
The Cubs’ postseason path was determined last night, as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks and the Phillies lost to the Rays. That means today’s game in Tampa means absolutely nothing for either team involved, making it the first time the last six games that the Cubs possibly losing won’t matter. They pissed away their chance … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/27/26): Imanaga Starting Weird, Meaningless Game appeared first on .
Phillies-Rays finale moved up ahead of expected rain as D-backs hope for Phillies loss
Arizona is one game back of Philadelphia entering the final day of the regular season, needing a Phillies loss to the Rays and a win of its own against the Padres.
Padres clinch home field despite scary ending versus Dbacks
After getting stomped by the Arizona Diamondbacks in their series opener on Friday, the San Diego Padres got right back in Game 2. Their offense tagged Arizona for 10 runs, with every player in the lineup reaching base. Of Arizona’s pitchers, none got it worse than Jose Cabrera. The righty surrendering five runs over just […]
NL Wild Card: How the Phillies or Diamondbacks could clinch the No. 6 seed on Sunday
The battle for the NL Wild Card's No. 6 seed will be decided on Sunday, but will it go to the Phillies or Diamondbacks?
Snake Bytes 9/27
Team News D-backs going down to the wire, needing win and help on final day https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/diamondbacks-go-into-final-day-of-regular-season-with-playoff-hopes Diamondbacks can’t capitalize on Phillies’ loss. Big final day on tap https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2026/09/26/diamondbacks-at-padres-live-updates-game-score-playoffs-latest/91938888007/ What did Diamondbacks’ bullpen game failure mean for their playoff chances? https://arizonasports.com/mlb/ari...
Good Morning San Diego: Padres get win over Diamondbacks, clinch home field
The San Diego Padres took full advantage of their opportunity to seize home field advantage in the National League Wild Card Series, with a 10-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park on Sunday. After missing out on their first opportunity to secure their postseason position with a series-opening loss to the Diamondbacks on […]
What happens today?
Alright, it really does come down to today. It shouldn’t, but it does. The Phillies’ magic number is down to 1 and they need either a win or an Arizona loss to back into the playoffs, whether you want them to or not. So what happens? Let’s make sure we’re like yesterday and keep the […]
The Cubs will face the Padres in the Wild Card Series… in San Diego
As late as Saturday afternoon, the Cubs still had a chance to host Wild Card Series games. Or go to Atlanta to play the Braves. With the Padres’ win over the Diamondbacks Saturday evening in San Diego, they clinched the top wild card spot over the Cubs. That was San Diego’s 90th win of the […]
REACTION: D-backs STILL ALIVE After Loss to Padres, Phillies Can’t Clinch & Game 162 Decides It All
The Arizona Diamondbacks once again squandered a massive opportunity in the NL Wild Card race, falling to the San Diego Padres on Saturday despite the Philadelphia Phillies also losing to the Tampa Bay Rays. Now, the D-backs are down to their final chance on Sunday. We have more on Corbin Burnes going back on the IL and how that, combined with the bullpen decisions in Game 1 of this series, ultimately forced the D-backs to turn to rookie Jose Cabrera in one of the highest-leverage games of the...
What will it take for the Diamondbacks to bounce back on Sunday?
Corbin Carroll and James McCann break down what it will take for the Arizona Diamondbacks to bounce back against the San Diego Padres on Sunday, fighting for their Wild Card lives. Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/ Download the Arizona Sports app: https://arizonasports.com/the-arizona-sports-98-7-fm-app/ Sign up for texts from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/text-alerts/ Listen live t...
Torey Lovullo explains Diamondbacks’ bullpen usage vs. Padres
Torey Lovullo explains several decisions from the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen day, such as why Jose Cabrera went out for a second inning, whether Ryne Nelson was available and why Taylor Clarke got the start. Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/ Download the Arizona Sports app: https://arizonasports.com/the-arizona-sports-98-7-fm-app/ Sign up for texts from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports....
Torey Lovullo explains pinch hitting for Gabriel Moreno
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Tory Lovullo explains why Adrian Del Castillo pinch hit for Gabriel Moreno in the ninth inning Saturday against the San Diego Padres. Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/ Download the Arizona Sports app: https://arizonasports.com/the-arizona-sports-98-7-fm-app/ Sign up for texts from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/text-alerts/ Listen live to Arizona Sports: ...
Why did the Diamondbacks pinch hit for Gabriel Moreno?
Diamondbacks star Gabriel Moreno said his hamstring felt worse on Saturday than on Friday, so he will see how he feels Sunday morning.
Diamondbacks 7, San Diego 10: Garbage Time, As It Turned Out
The Diamondbacks came into tonight with a golden opportunity. Several golden opportunities, actually, given that by the time our game against the Padres was underway, the Phillies were already well on their way to getting decimated by Tampa to the final tune of 12-1 Tampa. We had a chance to achieve our first 7-game win […]
Phillies to count on Zack Wheeler, Jesús Luzardo to save season
They got the help they needed to have a party on Saturday night and a stress-free Sunday. Instead, they were embarrassed in a 12–1 blowout against the Tampa Bay Rays. It could have been worse. The Padres put up 10 runs against the Diamondbacks bullpen to win their game 10–7. All the Phillies need on […]
D-backs going down to the wire, needing win and help on final day
SAN DIEGO — The Diamondbacks’ postseason fate will come down to Game No. 162. A 10-7 loss to the Padres on Saturday night at Petco Park snapped the Diamondbacks’ six-game winning streak and put their season squarely on the brink. The good news for Arizona is the Phillies’ collapse continued with a 12-1 loss to the Rays, so the Diamondbacks didn’t lose any ground in the standings. They did, however, lose a day off the calendar, and Philadelphia still controls what happens in this race for the N...
Braves News: Phillies flounder, fish fry, more
Well Atlanta is positioned pretty well for the playoffs, with their seeding locked up for a while now and the ability to line up their pitching that comes with that. They managed Saturday’s game well, despite the injury to Martin Perez, with Brent Suter covering the first 3.0 innings and no blowups to disrupt plans in the bullpen. Meanwhile, the Phillies can’t quite finish the deal for their playoff spot, with a 1 game lead on the D-Backs, but losing the tiebreak to Arizona. They resorted to s...
Game 162: What has to happen for the Diamondbacks to make the postseason
SAN DIEGO — Another season, another nail-biting push to the end for a shot at October baseball, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are taking that push to the final game of the year — and their result won’t be the only one that matters. Going into Saturday’s matchup against the San Diego Padres, the Diamondbacks were […]
Wild Card standings: D-backs miss postseason
It came down to the final day of the regular season, but the Diamondbacks came up just short of a postseason berth for the third year in a row.
What did Diamondbacks’ bullpen game failure mean for their playoff chances?
The D-backs snapped a six-game winning streak by losing a bullpen game that involved perplexing twists, turns and decisions.
Phillies lose 4th straight, Diamondbacks stay alive in NL Wild Card race
The Diamondbacks controlled their own destiny briefly on Saturday before their 10-7 loss at San Diego, which put the control back in the Phillies' hands.
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