The Chicago Cubs eliminated the San Diego Padres from the postseason a year ago and then scored 55 runs while going 5-1 against them this season. But nobody is expecting that type of one-sided matchup to continue as the Padres are hotter than lava entering Tuesday night's National League wild-card series opener against visiting Chicago.
The San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs are facing off in the 2026 wild-card series in a rematch of last year's wild-card matchup. In 2025, the Cubs beat the Padres in three games.
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
The San Diego Padres begin their postseason journey on Tuesday evening against the Chicago Cubs. After owning a record of just 50-53 on July 24, the Padres have been on an absolute tear, losing just 18 times over the last 59 games of the season.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
In a wild-card series that nearly came down to the final game of the season to determine home field advantage, the Chicago Cubs will be traveling out west for a rematch of a 2025 NLWCS matchup against the San Diego Padres.
The wild card series matchups will begin on Tuesday. The eight teams facing off in that round will play a best-of-three series, with the higher seed playing at home for all three games.
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 San Diego Padres have been without the pitching of Joe Musgrove for nearly two years. The last time Musgrove appeared at the major league level was on Oct.
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.
The San Diego Padres are entering the postseason as one of the hottest teams in baseball. The Padres went 17-3 over their final 20 games of the regular season.
Ty France waited until the San Diego Padres’ final at-bat of the regular season to reach a milestone that carried extra meaning. France reached 500 plate appearances in Sunday’s 9-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, triggering a $200,000 contract incentive.
The San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-4, on Sunday afternoon and finished the regular season with a record of 91-71. Randy Vasquez allowed just one earned run through six solid innings of work, giving up three hits and striking out a pair of batters.
Gavin Sheets homered and Freddy Fermin knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres tuned up for their National League wild-card series by stopping the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Sunday afternoon.
The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the final game of the regular season against the host San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon with an opportunity to make the playoffs, although Arizona will need help.
Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts homered and the San Diego Padres clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the National League playoffs with a 10-7 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
The Padres have placed right-hander Casey Mize on the 15-day injured list, according to a team announcement. Mize is dealing with a right ankle sprain.
Fernando Tatis Jr. saw an opportunity amid a wild celebration in the San Diego Padres locker room and went for it. As Marty Caswell of Foul Territory interviewed
In leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday and keeping their postseason hopes alive for one more day, Corbin
The Padres announced they’ve designated reliever Alek Jacob for assignment. That’s the 40-man roster move to open a spot for Jason Adam, who has returned from the 60-day injured list.
The Padres are activating Jason Adam from the 60-day injured list before tonight’s game in Los Angeles, reports Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Griffin Canning is being optioned to open a spot on the pitching staff.
Tatis has made a noteworthy turnaround in his power production following a surprising home-run drought across the first 55 games of the season due to his closed batting stance.
The San Diego Padres’ bloated payroll situation may lead to one notable casualty this winter. Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado could be the team’s odd man out this offseason, Pat Ragazzo of FanSided reported on Tuesday.