The San Diego Padres made franchise history with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, clinching a playoff berth for a third straight season for the first time, Reuters/Field Level Media reported early Friday.

Starter Nick Pivetta worked 4 2/3 scoreless innings before relievers closed it out; Mason Miller recorded his 38th save after allowing a ninth-inning run. Dustin Harris drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth as San Diego improved to 89-70.

The clinch reshapes NL wild-card seeding chatter heading into the season’s final weekend. Accounts agree the third straight berth is a franchise first; they diverge on how far the Padres’ pitching depth can carry them in October.

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