The Milwaukee Brewers visit the San Diego Padres Tuesday for the second game of a 3-game series at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

Ryan O'Hearn's grand slam was one of San Diego's three homers as the Padres beat the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-0.

Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres are just 1.5 games out of the top spot in the NL West, and they’re looking to hand the Milwaukee Brewers a sweep on Wednesd

The San Diego Padres beat the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Tuesday in what could be a playoff preview.

Among the low-cost veteran additions the Padres made was Iglesias, who signed during spring training and served his greatest purpose throughout the season as a steady defensive fill-in. On Monday, his home run leading off the fifth inning got the Padres to 3-2.

The Brewers are shut out by the Padres, 7-0, at Petco Park but see their magic number for home-field advantage in the playoffs drop to two.

From downtown team stores to card shops, San Diego fans are celebrating the Padres' playoff berth with merchandise and collectible purchases.

On the night shortstop Xander Bogaerts returned after missing 23 games with a fracture in his left foot, the Padres were powered by Ryan O’Hearn’s first-inning grand slam, a two-run homer by Luis Arraez in the second inning and Jose Iglesias’ solo homer in the eighth.