On to Game 1Shildt essentially named Nick Pivetta the Game 1 starter for the wild-card series, which begins Tuesday. “I’m always just happy to help the team compete, help the team to win, and that’s all I want to do,” Pivetta said. “We’re still looking to go compete, because we still have some unfinished business this season,” Shildt said. The Bryce Is Right pic.twitter.com/TV5hVeyag9 — San Diego Padres (@Padres) September 23, 2025Starting for the first time in three weeks and for the first time in left field in nearly two months, Johnson laid out to catch a sinking, tailing line drive by Christian Yelich for the first out of the ninth inning. All four of the games between the Padres and Brewers this season have been decided by one run.