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Giants clinch playoff spot, thump Padres 9-1 for 8th in row

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, middle, celebrates with LaMonte Wade Jr. (31) and Brandon Crawford (35) after the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants players celebrate after defeating the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants pitcher Kervin Castro celebrates after the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Fireworks go off behind the scoreboard at Oracle Park after the San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants players celebrate after defeating the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, middle, celebrates with LaMonte Wade Jr. (31) and Brandon Crawford (35) after the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants players celebrate after defeating the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants pitcher Kervin Castro celebrates after the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Fireworks go off behind the scoreboard at Oracle Park after the San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants players celebrate after defeating the San Diego Padres in a baseball game to clinch a postseason berth in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Diego Padres' Yu Darvish pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado throws out San Francisco Giants' Darin Ruf at first base during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Diego Padres' Jake Marisnick reacts after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali falls backward after catching an out in foul territory hit by San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt hits a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Giants clinch playoff spot, thump Padres 9-1 for 8th in row