Brewers knock out Padres, NL West roundup

The NL West wakes up to a split reality: the San Diego Padres are heading home after a Division Series exit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still alive after dispatching Atlanta, and the Colorado Rockies are once again staring at the bottom of the standings.

Padres ousted by Brewers, mutual interest with Ty France

As reported by La Presse, the Milwaukee Brewers eliminated the San Diego Padres on Wednesday with a 3-1 win, taking the Division Series in four games. Jackson Chourio snapped a tie with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, providing the decisive blow that ended San Diego’s season.

Looking ahead, MLB Trade Rumors notes that the Padres and first baseman Ty France have mutual interest in a reunion. After posting replacement-level production from 2024–25 and settling for a minor league deal last February, the California native returned to the organization that drafted him in the 34th round back in 2015. How the club handles France’s situation will be one of the early roster questions for a team that finished 91-71, per the standings.

In a broader postseason notebook, MLB Trade Rumors also highlighted “Mitchell’s catch” that “saved the day” in a game where, as the site puts it, the Padres “came up just” short. That defensive play joins the list of key moments that ultimately tilted the series away from San Diego.

Dodgers eliminate Braves as Acuña gets booed

For the Dodgers (100-62), CBS Sports reports that they knocked out the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. The outlet notes that Braves fans booed superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. after another rough October, as he finished the postseason with a .125 batting average. While Atlanta’s frustration boiled over, Los Angeles simply kept moving forward in the bracket.

Rockies’ pitching issues under the microscope again

In Denver, MLB Trade Rumors relays Paul DePodesta’s comments on the Rockies’ ongoing pitching struggles. The glass-half-full angle is that Colorado won 15 more games in 2026 than last year. The glass-half-empty view is stark: a 6-18 September and a 58-104 finish, clinching MLB’s worst record for the second straight season. The same outlet also reports that a trio of former big leaguers elected minor league free agency, including pitcher Justin Lawrence of the Nationals, in a move that brushes up against the Rockies’ orbit as they reassess yet another losing year.