With a win over the San Francisco Giants on September 13, the Padres improved on their 82–80 record from the previous season.

[1] On September 24, the Padres secured a wild card spot in the postseason with a 4–2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers behind a game-winning triple play.

The 5-4-3 triple play marked a number of historical feats: the ninth overall in franchise history, the third to end a game in the last 30 years, the first by the Padres since June 10, 2010 against the New York Mets, and the first ever in MLB history to clinch a postseason berth by way of a game-winning triple play.

[4] They were also the first team to hit 6 home runs in a single postseason game on the road, the most in Major League Baseball history.

[5] Source[6][7] As part of MLB World Tour, the Padres opened their regular season with two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.