Ryan O'Hearn's Grand Slam Powers Padres to 7-0 Win Over Brewers: San Diego Clinches Playoff Berth in Potential NL Showdown

Wednesday, September 24th, 2025

San Diego Padres Shut Out Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Behind O'Hearn's Grand Slam

The San Diego Padres delivered a dominant performance at Petco Park, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 in a game that could preview a future playoff matchup. Ryan O'Hearn's grand slam highlighted a powerful Padres offense, while the pitching staff combined for a four-hit shutout.

Brewers Miss Out on 100 Wins

This loss ensures the Brewers (95-63) won't reach 100 wins for the second consecutive season, a streak not seen since 2012-14. However, Milwaukee’s magic number for clinching the best regular season record in MLB — and securing homefield advantage throughout the postseason — is now down to two over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Padres Catching Fire

The Padres extended their winning streak to four games, having already clinched a postseason berth with an 11-inning win the night before. With this victory, San Diego is now just 1.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League wild card race, and 2.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West standings. If current seedings hold, the Padres and Cubs would meet in a best-of-three wild card series, with the winner facing the Brewers.

Pitching Prowess Shuts Down Brewers

Randy Vásquez (6-7) starred on the mound for San Diego, tossing seven impressive innings while surrendering only one single and two walks. Wandy Peralta pitched the eighth, allowing two singles, and Yuki Matsui closed out the ninth with one more hit, ensuring the Brewers were held scoreless.

O'Hearn's Grand Slam Ignites the Padres

Bruce Zimmermann (0-1), making his Brewers and season debut, struggled early. In the first inning, Zimmermann loaded the bases with two singles and a walk, setting the stage for O'Hearn’s grand slam to right field. The blast marked O'Hearn’s second career grand slam and his 17th home run of the season.

Power Display Continues

San Diego continued the fireworks in the second inning as Luis Arraez launched a two-run homer off the right field foul pole — his eighth of the season. Jose Iglesias added a solo home run in the eighth off Milwaukee reliever Tobias Myers.

Key Moment

Arraez used some body English to keep his two-run home run fair, providing an early cushion for the Padres.

Key Stat

O'Hearn’s grand slam was the Padres’ fifth of the season and their second in just one week.

Up Next

The series finale will see Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester (13-2, 3.25 ERA) face off against Padres right-hander Dylan Cease (8-12, 4.64 ERA).

In summary

The San Diego Padres showcased an impressive blend of power hitting and dominant pitching in a decisive 7-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. O'Hearn’s grand slam highlighted the offense, while Vásquez and the bullpen silenced Milwaukee bats. This victory strengthens the Padres’ playoff positioning and maintains momentum heading into the final game of the series, while the Brewers move one step closer to clinching the National League’s best record.

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