The San Diego Padres<\/a> advanced to the National League Division Series after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> 4-0 on Friday night. After falling behind 1-0 in the best-of-three Wild Card Series, San Diego rallied from a 6-2 deficit in Game Two and pulled off a remarkable shutout in Game Three. This win gives the Padres their first postseason series victory in 22 years and ends their postseason misery against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n With short starts from Chris Paddack<\/a><\/strong> and Zach Davies<\/a><\/strong> and the absence of starters Mike Clevinger<\/a><\/strong> and Dinelson Lamet<\/a><\/strong>, San Diego had to rely on their bullpen to carry them through. As a matter of fact, the Padres only got six–yes, SIX!–innings from their starting rotation in the entire series. When it was all said and done, they had used 26 pitchers to cover 27 innings.<\/p>\n In Game Three, the Padres became the first team in playoff history to use nine pitchers in a shutout. Veteran reliever Craig Stammen<\/a><\/strong> was called upon to make his first start in 10 years, 20-year-old Luis Patino<\/a><\/strong> pitched a scoreless inning, and veteran closer Trevor Rosenthal<\/a><\/strong> retired the side in the ninth to complete the shutout.<\/p>\nSan Diego’s Bullpen up To the Task<\/h3>\n