Padres, Cubs and Phillies enter final days with three different wild-card advantages originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The National League wild-card race is no longer just about getting in. The order in which teams finish could decide where they play next week.

With 4 days remaining in the regular season, several MLB playoff spots are still up for grabs. Which teams have the upper hand if they end up tied?

The San Diego Padres are still in a tight wild-card race, Jake Cronenworth won an award and Joe Musgrove still isn't making progress.

A Griffin Conine ninth-inning homer forced extra innings before Ethan Salas' walk-off RBI in the 10th, helping the Padres edge the Marlins.

“It was very important to us,” Chris Gwynn recalled Wednesday by phone. Gwynn lined a two-run double in the 11th inning, scoring Steve Finley and Ken Caminiti. Trevor Hoffman then struck out L.A.’s Chad Curtis to touch off the celebration.

The San Diego Padres face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a crucial game, as the Padres continue to vie for a wild card spot with the season coming to an end.

The San Diego Padres are now the No. 5 seed in the National League in a stunning turn of events.