Major League Baseball

Chicago Cubs

NL Wild Card · Game 3 · Best of 3
No game today.
Next up: the San Diego Padres, Thu, Oct 1
Chicago Cubs89-73 at San Diego Padres91-71
Thu, Oct 1, 8:00 PM EDT
Series: SD leads 1-0

Game Details

Petco Park (San Diego) · 76°F · NBC, Peacock View tournament bracket →
Petco Park
Petco Park · San Diego

Game Leaders

Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres

2026 National League Central Standings
TeamWLPCTGBStrk
Milwaukee 10359.636-W5
Chicago 8973.54914W1
Pittsburgh 8280.50621W1
St. Louis 7785.47526L4
Cincinnati 7587.46328L1

2026 National League West Standings
TeamWLPCTGBStrk
Los Angeles 10062.617-W3
San Diego 9171.5629W2
Arizona 8676.53114L2
San Francisco 6597.40135L5
Colorado 58104.35842L1

Team Stats

Chicago CubsSan Diego Padres
Batting
1398 Hits 1314
220 Home Runs 183
674 Walks 554
1345 Strikeouts 1310
114 Stolen Bases 164
0 Left on Base 0
Pitching & Fielding
23528 Pitches Thrown 23828
61 Errors 64
274 Double Plays 234

Injury Report

San Diego Padres
  • Miguel Andujar DH10-Day-IL
  • Jeremiah Estrada RP15-Day-IL
  • Lucas Giolito SP60-Day-IL
  • Casey Mize SP15-Day-IL
  • Rodolfo Duran C60-Day-IL
Chicago Cubs
  • Edward Cabrera SPBereavement
  • Trent Thornton RP15-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton RP60-Day-IL
  • Hunter Harvey RP60-Day-IL
  • Tyler Austin 1B60-Day-IL

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News

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
— From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves.
Padres sweep Cubs, advance to NLDS
Padres sweep Cubs, advance to NLDS
Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep
Five Padres pitchers combined on a five-hitter and Gavin Sheets hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, as San Diego swept the Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 win.
Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep
— Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets blasted a two-run homer, five Padres pitchers combined on a five-hitter, and San Diego swept the Chicago Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

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