There’s a lot of baseball still to be played before the World Series comes our way in late October, but the three-game series between the Astros and Padres this week at Petco Park left both teams thinking of a possible Fall Classic matchup.

Jackson Merrill hit a crucial home run which helped the Seattle Mariners greatly on Monday night. But he also is now gaining on M's star Julio Rodriguez in some elite baseball history.

Manny Machado hit a two-run homer to become San Diego’s career home runs leader, Fernando Tatis Jr. added a three-run drive and the Padres slugged past the Seattle Mariners 7-3.