The Chicago Cubs, seeded fifth, are set to face the fourth-seeded San Diego Padres in a best-of-three National League wild-card series. This series begins on Tuesday at Petco Park.
The Cubs completed their season in second place in the NL Central Division for the fourth year in a row. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers secured their fourth consecutive division title.
Last year, the Cubs defeated the Padres in the wild-card series at Wrigley Field before losing to the Brewers 3-2 in the division series. This season, the Cubs recorded a strong 5-1 record against the Padres, outscoring them 55-28. This includes a notable 23-3 victory on July 1.
The only instance the Cubs played a postseason series in San Diego occurred during the 1984 National League Championship Series. The Padres won all three of their home games, ultimately taking the series 3-2.
Game Schedule:
- Game 1: Tuesday, 9 p.m.
- Game 2: Wednesday, 9 p.m.
- Game 3: Thursday, TBD, if necessary
All games will broadcast on Peacock/NBCSN.
Upcoming Division Series (Oct. 3-10): This follows a best-of-five, 2-2-1 format.
- No. 1 Brewers vs. Cubs/Padres winner
- No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves/No. 6 seed winner
Championship Series (Oct. 11-20): This follows a best-of-seven, 2-3-2 format.
Additional Cubs News:
- The Cubs are adjusting their wild-card rotation as they monitor a shoulder injury to pitcher Kevin Gausman.
- Analyzing whether Pete Crow-Armstrong could provide an encore with Shohei Ohtani could be upcoming in the postseason.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first Chicago Cub to achieve a 40-40 season and is only the seventh player in MLB history to do so.
- The Cubs and White Sox head into the playoffs with both Chicago teams starting their wild-card series on the road this Tuesday.