The Cubs hosted the Padres at Wrigley Field to start the best-of-three NL wild card series. The Cubs won 3-1. Here are the highlights.

The Dodgers vs. Reds will finish out the day. These best-of-three sets, all played at the stadium of the superior seed, will determine who advances to the more traditional structure of the playoffs, beginning with the Divisional Series.

A former San Diego Padres first baseman and a one-time All-Star during his eight-year MLB career announced his immediate retirement from MLB. The sixth-round dr

Snyder: The Reds are one of the worst playoff teams in history and the Dodgers are still the most talented team in baseball. Los Angeles closed really strong too. Even with the Reds having good starting pitching, they just don't have enough offense to keep up here. Pick : Dodgers in 2

The Padres enter the playoffs with the MLB's most intimidating bullpen. If they can get steady starting pitching and enough offense, they'll be hard to beat.

Former MLB first baseman Eric Hosmer played with some elite players over the course of his 13-year career but one, the 2015 World Series champion said, sticks o

Manny Machado hit an RBI single during the five-run first inning and homered leading off the third for the San Diego Padres, who got a final tune-up for the postseason by routing the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-4 for a three-game sweep.