Standing in the middle of a champagne-soaked San Diego Padres clubhouse Monday night, Ryan O'Hearn talked about the accomplishment of making the National League playoffs.

"It's a dream come true to pop bottles with these guys," he said.

The Padres hope it was only the first of many celebrations over the next month-plus. They have a chance to upgrade their current postseason spot into one carrying home-field advantage if they can win games, starting with a Tuesday contest against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, and get some help.

With a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Brewers on Monday, the Padres (86-71) moved within 2 1/2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers (88-68) for first place in the NL West and within 2 1/2 games of the idle Chicago Cubs (88-68) for the first NL wild-card spot.

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