The postseason arrives Tuesday and as of mid-Monday afternoon we still don’t know what team will be in the visitors dugout at Petco Park. Here’s what we do know about the Padres’ path through the MLB postseason: It begins Tuesday at 5:38 p.m. against either the Mets or Braves. As of 3:00 p.m. Monday the NL East rivals were still playing their doubleheader to decide the final National League Wild Card spot. New York won a thriller 8-7 in part one to punch their ticket. Another Mets win will send them to Petco Park for the Wild Card series. A victory for the Braves gets them into the postseason, and on a plane for San Diego. After Tuesday’s series opener the Padres will host game two Wednesday at 5:38 p.m. If the teams split those two, the finale will take place Wednesday at 4:08 p.m. in the East Village. Awaiting the winner of the best-of-three series at Petco Park is the Dodgers. Los Angeles locked in first place in the NL over the weekend, and will host the winner between the 4-seed (Padres) and 5-seed (Mets/Braves). That National League Division Series will begin Saturday and continue Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The lower-seeded team (the Padres if they ad*****) would then host games three and four Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th. If necessary they will play a series deciding fifth game that Friday. The best-of-seven NLCS is scheduled to begin Sunday, October 13th. The World Series gets underway on Friday the 25th.
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