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	82	55	.599	-	W1
Arizona	73	66	.525	10	L2
San Diego	73	66	.525	10	L1
San Francisco	57	82	.410	26	L1
Colorado	53	86	.381	30	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	86	53	.619	-	W1
Chicago	78	61	.561	8	L1
St. Louis	68	70	.493	17.5	L2
Pittsburgh	68	71	.489	18	W3
Cincinnati	66	73	.475	20	W1

Memorable debuts for Morales, Simpson key Nationals' win

Yohandy Morales had three hits, including a home run, and Jared Simpson threw three perfect innings to pick up the victory, and Washington Nationals, with their expanded roster of minor league call-ups, defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night.

Brandon Nimmo has 4 hits and 5 RBIs as Rangers beat A's 8-5 to close gap on Astros in AL West

— Brandon Nimmo set season highs with four hits and five RBI, Corey Seager scored three times and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-5 on Tuesday night.

The White Sox beat the Astros 5-1 behind Colson Montgomery’s 2 RBIs

— Colson Montgomery had two hits and two RBI and Randal Grichuk added a two-run double to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

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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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