The San Diego Padres try to avoid losing four straight and get back in the NL Wild Card chase when they start this final series on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds host the San Diego Padres for their final series of the season starting on Monday night. The Padres won the first series in June, 2-1. San Diego will try to end a three-game losing streak after getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays on the road over the weekend. The Padres are slumping right now, losing five of their last six games, and they’ve fallen out of the last NL Wild Card spot. San Diego is now a half-game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final Wild Card slot. The Padres are 72-65 with a 31-37 record on the road. The Reds are going for their fourth win in their last five games. Cincinnati is 65-72 overall and 32-36 at home. This opener is expected to be close. The Reds will start lefty Nick Lodolo, who is 3-3 with a 5.24 ERA in 79 innings. The Padres will counter with Randy Vasquez, who is 10-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 123 innings.

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Game Date: Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

Game Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

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The Padres got swept in heartbreaking fashion after a walk-off loss in 11 innings in the finale against Tampa Bay on Sunday, losing 5-4. The Rays completed the comeback first by forcing extras after Jonny DeLuca hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Mason Miller. The Padres scored the first run of extras on a sac fly from Ty France in the top of the 11th. But Tampa Bay quickly tied up the game in the bottom of the inning on a fielding error from shortstop Xander Bogaerts. That gave Jorge Mateo the opportunity to win the game, and he walked it off with an RBI single to center field to complete the sweep in their only series against the Padres this season.

Cincinnati is coming off a series win against the Chicago Cubs on the road after winning the rubber match on Sunday, 7-5. It was a big comeback victory after Chicago routed the Reds, 17-5, in Game 2 on Saturday. Rookie Sal Stewart came in clutch once again in this series on Sunday, hitting another homer in his third straight game. Pete Crow-Armstrong did more damage, hitting two more homers after he hit three on Saturday. But back-to-back three-run fourth and fifth innings helped offset it for the Reds. It also helped that, beyond Stewart, Hector Rodriguez, Dane Myers, and Tyler Stephenson all homered on Sunday.

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