Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres

The Padres turned in one of their most complete performances of the season, demolishing the first-place Brewers, 11-2, on Tuesday night. They mashed. They pitched. They celebrated a second straight series victory over a first-place team. And from there, their night got even better. The Diamondbacks lost to the Rockies shortly thereafter. The Phillies had already lost in St. Louis. Just like that, the Padres have moved into a three-way tie with those two teams for the final two Wild Card spots in the National League. With 41 games to play, it’s a dead heat. “All we can do is play our game and control our destiny,” said Padres manager Craig Stammen. “Which is the stock answer. But it’s the truth, too. I like the way that we’re playing, and I think if we keep playing like this, our chances are good.” Here are some takeaways from Petco Park: **This Padres’ offense is suddenly incredibly scary** This is what they always envisioned. When the Padres scuffled through the first couple months of their season offensively, they insisted their bats would come to life. There was simply too much talent for this team -- especially this collection of star hitters -- not to hit. They were right. The Padres’ stars are hitting. Their role players are hitting. Their recent acquisitions are hitting. Everyone is hitting. Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Rengifo and Luis Campusano all went deep on Tuesday night. Manny Machado had three hits. Newly acquired left fielder Austin Hays had two.