Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam, Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias also homered and the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Tuesday to gain ground in the race for the National League's top wild-card spot.

San Diego (87-71) moved within 1 1/2 games of the Chicago Cubs (88-69), a 9-7 loser to the New York Mets, for home-field advantage in a potential first-round playoff series between the teams. The Padres also moved within two games of the NL West-leading Dodgers (88-68), pending the outcome of Los Angeles' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

O'Hearn gave the Padres all the offense they needed when he turned on a hanging splitter from Bruce Zimmermann (0-1) in the bottom of the first. He lined it an estimated 366 feet into the right field seats for his second caree

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