SAN DIEGO -- Padres outfielder Ramon Laureano broke his right index finger in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers and will miss the first round of the playoffs, manager Mike Shildt said.

Laureano shook his hand after fouling off a pitch in the second inning and then took a called third strike to end a nine-pitch at-bat. He was replaced in right field by Bryce Johnson in the top of the third.

Laureano was a key acquisition at the trade deadline July 31, coming over from Baltimore along with Ryan O'Hearn .

He helped carry the Padres offensively since then, hitting nine homers and driving in 30 runs for his new team.

The Padres clinched a postseason berth Monday night with a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Brewers. San Diego won 7-0 Tuesday night to pull within 1½ games

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