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The San Diego Padres lost a tight series to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in the National League Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field in 2025 and will have a chance to return the favor in 2026. The Padres and Cubs will meet once again when the two teams take the field for the […]
BCB’s front-page writers have done several of these roundtable discussions previewing Cubs seasons and postseasons, so here we are again to get ready for the Wild Card Series that begins this evening. Josh, Sara, Thomas, Jeff and I had a lively online conversation Monday afternoon. The online chat has been lightly edited for clarity. Ashley […]
The Chicago Cubs won five of six regular-season games against the San Diego Padres. That edge means little when the NL Wild Card Series opens Tuesday at Petco Park. Last year’s Wild Card meeting went three games, with only one run separating them overall. The Padres host with Michael King starting Game 1 and their […] The post This overlooked player will make or break Cubs’ chances vs. Padres in NL Wild Card round appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Cubs playoff stage is set: lefty Matthew Boyd will get the ball in game one of the Wild Card Series at San Diego. The post Matthew Boyd Gets the Ball for Cubs in Game 1 Against Padres appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
Though it had already been widely assumed, Craig Counsell announced following the team’s Monday workout at Petco Park that Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs in Game 1 of their Wild Card series against the Padres. Boyd had previously said that he wanted that honor, but then he had a pretty rough month on … The post Matthew Boyd to Start Game 1 of Wild Card Series appeared first on .
The Chicago Cubs have accomplished their initial mission of making the playoffs, earning the No. 5 seed. Now, the franchise is looking to go on an unforgettable run. Their first order of business will be taking on the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card Series. Chicago held a 5-1 advantage over San Diego in [...] The post Chicago Cubs name Matthew Boyd Game 1 starter vs. Padres appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Chicago Cubs earned the second Wild Card spot in the National League and will be visiting the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card Series. The Cubs will potentially welcome Kevin Gausman back to the mound during the series. Gausman will not be the Game 1 starter for the Cubs, as they announced […] The post Cubs name Game 1 starter for NL Wild Card series vs. Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs are running it back in the National League Wild Card Series, but this time the Cubs come to Petco Park. San Diego earned home-field advantage with a late surge that included wins over the Dodgers and Diamondbacks, while the Cubs arrive with Pete Crow-Armstrong, the likely NL MVP […] The post 4 bold predictions for Cubs-Padres NL Wild Card Series appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As we await the Cubs playing starting tomorrow in a Wild Card series against the Padres, let’s take a look back at the team’s long Modern Era postseason history. That history dates to 1906, when the team lost the World Series to the White Sox after winning a record 116 games during the regular season […]
From 2016 to 2024, San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller hired four managers. Andy Green was the rebuild manager, never intended to be the guy. Then Preller hired his friend from the Texas Rangers, Jayce Tingler. They had their first successful season in the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign. From the start of 2021, […]
The Cubs and Padres meet again with a trip to the NLDS on the line.
The San Diego Padres take on the Chicago Cubs for the NL Wild Card starting Tuesday night. If San Diego wants to advance past a team led by the likely MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong, this one X-factor will be a major reason why. The Padres have bigger names than the Big Eiffel, Ty France. Fernando Tatis […] The post This underrated player will make or break Padres’ chances vs. Cubs in NL Wild Card round appeared first on ClutchPoints .
“No wiseman has the power to reason away what seems to be.” – What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers All things considered, going to San Diego to play a Wild Card series against the Padres is not as bad as it seems, and there are myriad reasons why I believe that. With that … The post The Rundown: Postseason Road Games Could Help Cubs, Bregman Swinging Hot Bat, PCA’s Historic Season, Playoff Predictions appeared first on .
The San Diego Padres fell short against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card round last year, but in 2026, they will have the Friar Faithful behind them. While both ballclubs have certainly undergone notable changes, the biggest difference in this playoff series could wind up being the venue. San Diego compiled a […] The post Why Ken Rosenthal believes Padres will defeat Cubs in NL Wild Card Series appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Chicago Cubs brought in Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays to add to the pitching staff and help the Cubs make a run in the playoffs. In nine starts with the Cubs, the pitcher has a 4-2 record with a 4.83 ERA, pitching solidly for his new team. With his pitching and the […] The post Cubs pitcher Kevin Gausman injury update for NL Wild Card Series vs. Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Musgrove looks ready to slide into a prominent role for the Padres this postseason.
Two Craigs enter, two Craigs leave (but one of them is sad).
The postseason begins on Tuesday, and the San Diego Padres are a participant for the third consecutive season. The club will host the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card round. The Padres enter the matchup having lost the season series, 5-1, but they’ve gotten hot at the right time to secure home-field advantage.With […]
Game 162 of the regular season was not a meaningful game in terms of making the postseason or determining playoff seeding for the San Diego Padres, but a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks would allow them to finish the regular season with a series win and maintain momentum as they prepare for their Wild Card […]
Gabriel Moreno made Arizona Diamondbacks history Sunday, becoming the first player in franchise history to win a batting title. Despite being scratched from the regular-season finale against the San Diego Padres because of lingering left hamstring tightness, Moreno officially finished the 2026 season with a .311 batting average. That was enough to edge Philadelphia Phillies […] The post Diamondbacks’ Gabriel Moreno joins rare Buster Posey club with huge 2026 feat appeared first on ClutchPoin...
As teams like the Cubs, Padres, Red Sox, Guardians and White Sox clinched their spots in the Major League Baseball playoffs on seemingly an every-day basis, the Philadelphia Phillies were seemingly stuck in quicksand. For four consecutive days, the Phillies’ magic number did not move. It was stuck on two as they kept on losing […] The post Bryce Harper sends clear playoff message to Phillies after avoiding complete meltdown appeared first on ClutchPoints .
SAN DIEGO — The Padres earned the right to a stress-free afternoon on Sunday. In late July, they sat in 11th place in the National League, three games below .500. The playoffs seemed a distant goal. Then, they reeled off a 41-18 finish — a stretch so emphatic that they wrapped up home-field advantage in the Wild Card Series with a game to spare. NL Wild Card Series Game 1, presented by AbbVie: Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT/7 p.m. PT on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN So they gave their regulars some rest an...
SAN DIEGO — With no postseason berth, Arizona Diamondbacks fans are left with a range of emotions — most notably frustration, disappointment and plenty of questions about what went wrong. The Diamondbacks entered Sunday with no control over their own postseason fate. They needed to win their final game against the San Diego Padres while […]
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