The San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros on Thursday behind another dominant performance on the mound from Dylan Cease, who was acquired this past offseason.

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.

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.