Wednesday did not go as well as the day before.

The Padres lineup was fuller at the start than when they rested three regulars on Tuesday, but they lost a game and might have lost a key player.

It will not be known until later in the day if their 3-1 loss to the Brewers meant they also conceded ground in the standings. But not gaining on the Dodgers or Cubs at this point is a fairly severe setback on its own.

The Padres, who had won four straight games and on Tuesday had benefited from Cubs and Dodgers losses, sit two games behind the Dodgers in the National League West and the Cubs in the race for the No.4 seed Passing either team would mean a home wild-card series rather than heading to Chicago to face the Cubs.

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