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, 2025, 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	80	52	.606	-	L1
San Diego	71	62	.534	9.5	L2
Arizona	70	63	.526	10.5	W1
San Francisco	54	78	.409	26	W2
Colorado	51	81	.386	29	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	81	51	.614	-	L2
Chicago	76	57	.571	5.5	L1
St. Louis	66	67	.496	15.5	L4
Pittsburgh	65	69	.485	17	W2
Cincinnati	62	71	.466	19.5	L3

Pirates' Paul Skenes tosses 6 shutout innings in win vs. Padres

Paul Skenes had his "best outing in a while," and Oneil Cruz hit the first homer allowed by Mason Miller in over a year with two outs in the ninth Tuesday night, sending the Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Padres.

Minnesota Twins OF Byron Buxton exits loss with hip issue

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, 32, who has already been sent to the injured list twice this year for right hip injuries, exited his club's 4-2 loss to the Athletics Tuesday, appearing to injure the same hip in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Diamondbacks earn 40th comeback win to stay in playoff race

Diamondbacks rookie Ryan Waldschmidt entered Tuesday's game as a pinch hitter with two outs in the ninth and smashed a two-run, game-winning homer to stun the Cubs 5-4. It was Arizona's major-league-leading 40th comeback win of the season.

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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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