San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

NLWC - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

90-72, 38-43 Away

Final

92-70, 50-31 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
F. Tatis Jr.RF	1-4	2	0	0	.125
L. Arraez1B	2-3	0	0	0	.286
M. Machado3B	1-4	1	1	2	.143
J. MerrillCF	0-2	0	0	1	.200
X. BogaertsSS	1-4	0	0	0	.375
R. O'HearnDH	1-3	0	0	0	.167
G. SheetsLF	0-1	0	0	0	.000
J. IglesiasPH	0-1	0	0	0	.000
B. JohnsonLF	0-2	0	0	0	.000
J. Cronenworth2B	0-4	0	0	0	.000
F. FerminC	1-4	0	0	0	.286

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST
D. Cease	3.2	3	1	5	69-46
A. Morejon	2.1	0	0	1	33-20
M. Miller	1.2	0	0	5	27-16
R. Suarez	1.1	1	0	0	18-11

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

3:00 PM, October 1, 2025Coverage: ABC

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 41,083

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Left Field Umpire - Ben May
Right Field Umpire - Erich Bacchus

Machado and Miller star as the Padres beat the Cubs 3-0 in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series

— Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, Mason Miller dominated again and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday, sending their NL Wild Card Series to a decisive third game.

Oct 6, 2026, 05:11 am - AP


SD
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				SD	CHC
		1st	Merrill hit sacrifice fly to right, Tatis Jr. scored, Arraez to third.	1	0
		5th	Machado homered to left (403 feet), Tatis Jr. scored.	3	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Padres
1
Cubs
3

Game 1

9/30

Padres
3
Cubs
0

Game 2

10/1

Padres
1
Cubs
3

Game 3

10/2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	63	38	.624	-	L2
Arizona	51	49	.510	11.5	L1
San Diego	49	51	.490	13.5	L1
San Francisco	42	58	.420	20.5	L3
Colorado	40	62	.392	23.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	63	37	.630	-	W4
Chicago	56	44	.560	7	L1
St. Louis	51	48	.515	11.5	L3
Pittsburgh	52	49	.515	11.5	L1
Cincinnati	45	54	.455	17.5	L1

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San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

Machado and Miller star as the Padres beat the Cubs 3-0 in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series

A. Morejon1-0

A. Kittredge0-1

R. Suarez1

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