Padres Playoff Tickets & Postseason Home Games

Everything you need on San Diego Padres playoff tickets and postseason baseball at Petco Park — whether the team is fighting for a Wild Card spot right now or you’re just here for the history.

Are the Padres in the Playoffs?

As of September 13, 2026

The Padres are coming home hot and hold the third and final National League Wild Card slot, 1.5 games up on the Arizona Diamondbacks for the last playoff position. Nothing is clinched yet — the two teams still meet head-to-head at Petco Park September 25–27, which could end up deciding the whole thing.

Padres Postseason Schedule

If the Padres make it in, here’s the road they’d have to travel. Each round has its own dedicated page with tickets, format details, and history — live info populates there once it’s real.

Wild Card Series: Best-of-3, hosted entirely by the higher-seeded team. If the Padres are the lower seed, all three possible games are on the road — no home dates at Petco at all.

NLDS: Best-of-5 in a 2-2-1 format. The higher seed hosts Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary); the lower seed hosts Games 3 and 4. Depending on seeding, that’s either 2 or 3 potential home games at Petco.

NLCS & World Series: Both best-of-7 in a 2-3-2 format. The team with home-field advantage hosts Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; the other team hosts Games 3, 4, and 5 — either 4 or 3 potential home games, depending on who holds the advantage.

Padres Playoff Tickets

How postseason tickets actually work, separate from the regular-season process.

When Tickets Go On Sale

Postseason tickets generally become available once the matchup and potential home games are established, usually within a day or two of the previous round ending. Exact timing and process vary by round.

Season Ticket Member Priority

Padres Season Ticket Members get priority access to postseason ticket sales before they open to the general public, through their Account Manager login.

Where to Buy

Search for available postseason tickets once a round is set.

Potential Petco Park Games

Which games, if any, land at Petco Park depends on the round and seeding — see the schedule breakdown above for how each round determines home games. Standard bag policy and entry rules apply, though expect longer lines and earlier gate times than a regular-season game.

What Happens If a Game Isn’t Played

If a series ends before all scheduled games are needed — a sweep, for instance — tickets for games that never happen are automatically refunded by MLB and the Padres. You don’t need to request anything.

Resale Tickets

If your plans change, postseason tickets can typically be resold through the same marketplaces used for the regular season.

Postseason at Petco Park

Petco Park has hosted Padres postseason baseball in 6 seasons since it opened in 2004, with the team’s overall home postseason record standing at 8-6. It has also hosted the 2016 All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009. The World Series itself has never been played in San Diego at Petco Park — both Padres World Series appearances, in 1984 and 1998, predate the ballpark.

Padres Playoff History

2005: The first-ever playoff game at Petco Park was a loss, part of a season-ending sweep completed by the Cardinals. Trevor Hoffman closed the game with a scoreless 9th in a losing effort.

2006: Same opponent, same result. The Padres dropped the NLDS 3-1 to St. Louis, including two more home losses at Petco — starters Jake Peavy and David Wells (remember him?) both took the loss.

2010: Held a half-game lead as late as September 26, then lost 4 of their last 5 and missed the postseason entirely — the start of a decade-long playoff drought.

2020: Won the Wild Card Series 2-1 over the Cardinals, losing Game 1 before winning Games 2 and 3 — the franchise’s first home postseason series win at Petco Park, and Game 2 was its first home postseason win of any kind. No fans were permitted to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions.

2022: Eliminated the Mets on the road in the Wild Card round, then beat the 111-win Dodgers 3-1 in the NLDS, winning both home games at Petco. The run ended in the NLCS, losing to the Phillies in five games.

2024: Swept the Braves in a two-game Wild Card series, then lost a five-game NLDS to the Dodgers.

2025: Lost the Wild Card Series 2-1 to the Cubs — all three games played in Chicago, so no home dates at Petco that October.