Fernando Tatís Jr., Manny Machado and Donovan Solano gifted the San Diego Padres with plenty of insurance against the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Astros starter Framber Valdez made one mistake in seven innings, and it ended up handing him a tough-luck loss as he was outdueled by the Padres' Dylan Cease.

There’s a lot of baseball still to be played before the World Series comes our way in late October, but the three-game series between the Astros and Padres this week at Petco Park left both teams thinking of a possible Fall Classic matchup.