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Padres set to host Cubs in NL Wild Card Series at Petco Park

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM

Last updated Sep 29, 2026

Padres set to host Cubs in NL Wild Card Series at Petco Park

Summary

The San Diego Padres will play the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card Series starting Tuesday night at Petco Park. The Padres, seeded fourth, aim to capitalize on their home-field advantage against the fifth-seeded Cubs after a disappointing performance last season. Both teams feature standout players, with Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong and Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado expected to play pivotal roles. San Diego boasts a strong finish to the season, going 43-23 since the All-Star break. Michael King is slated to start for the Padres, while Matthew Boyd will take the mound for the Cubs.

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By the Numbers

•Padres aim to replicate 1984 comeback against Cubs in Wild Card Series.
•Crow-Armstrong led Cubs with 45 home runs, 41 stolen bases this season.
•Padres finished season with a club-record third straight postseason appearance.
•Game is set for Tuesday night at a sold-out Petco Park.
•King and Boyd are the scheduled starting pitchers for Game 1.

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12:37 AMYahoo Sports — Padres hope to ride energy from loud home crowd when they host Cubs in NL Wild Card Series

What they're saying

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Back in 1984, Tony Gwynn, Steve Garvey and the San Diego Padres used the energy from their home crowd at Jack Murphy Stadium to rally from a 2-0 deficit in the National League Championship Series and stun Ryan Sandberg, Gary Matthews and the Chicago Cubs to reach their first World Series. The players, stadium and playoff round are different now.
— Yahoo Sportsby BERNIE WILSON

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