CHICAGO -- - The San Diego Padres were terrific at Petco Park this season, going 52-29 on their way to an NL wild card. It was a different story on the road, where Manny Machado and company finished with a 38-43 record.

When it comes to any sort of explanation for the discrepancy, well, Machado has no idea.

"Can you please go find out the answer for me because I can't answer that for you," a smiling Machado said. "You're going to have to go talk to someone else because I don't even have that answer for you."

Machado and the Padres are back on the road for the first round of the playoffs, beginning on Tuesday afternoon when they face Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their best-of-three series.

The Padres got a refresher course in the mixture of sun and shade

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