Padres lock up No. 4 seed, will host Cubs in Wild Card Series

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• Padres again dominate Cubs' MLB-best offense to finish sweep, will face Brewers in NLDS Yahoo Sports · 14h ago
• Chicago Cubs in the playoffs: Recapping their NL wild-card series loss to the San Diego Padres Chicago Tribune · 14h ago
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• Padres 4, Cubs 1: Farewell to 2026, and on to an uncertain 2027 Bleed Cubbie Blue · 14h ago
• Padres send Cubs home, will face the Brewers in NLDS—get tickets now usatoday.com · 14h ago
• The Cubs were imperfect but impressive. Then came the ‘harsh reality’ of the playoffs The New York Times · 14h ago
• Padres get revenge with commanding sweep of Cubs in Wild Card Series MLB.com · 14h ago
• 12 pitchers? Three catchers? Padres have big decisions for NLDS roster MLB.com · 15h ago
• ‘We’re not done’: Padres sweep Cubs in NL Wild Card Series, will face Brewers next San Diego Union-Tribune · 15h ago
• Star power, pitching and more takeaways from Cubs-Padres Wild Card Series mlb.com · 17h ago
• Padres suffocate Cubs in playoff sweep, will face MLB-best Brewers in NLDS USA Today · 17h ago
• PCA, Cubs meekly exit playoffs after offense disappears in 2-game Wild Card sweep by Padres Yahoo Sports · 17h ago
• Cubs Rapid Recap: Cubs season ends meekly with 4-1 loss to Padres bleedcubbieblue.com · 17h ago
• Milwaukee Brewers' playoff opponent in 2026 NLDS is San Diego Padres Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 20h ago
• How to watch San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs wild card series game 2 msn.com · 22h ago
• Padres rout Cubs, 8-0, in emphatic Wild Card opener behind Tatis’ leadoff homer, King’s no-hit bid wgntv.com · 1d ago
• Padres 8, Cubs 0: Matthew Boyd gets crushed by three long balls bleedcubbieblue.com · 1d ago
• Game 1 photos: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres Yahoo Sports · 1d ago
• Kalshi Promo Code FOXSPORTS55: Get a $55 Bonus Ahead of the Cubs vs. Padres Wild Card Opener FOX Sports · 2d ago
• Cubs vs. Padres live updates, news, starting pitchers for Game 1: Matthew Boyd, Michael King take the mound to open up wild card Yahoo Sports · 2d ago
• Polymarket Promo Code NOLA Unlocks $50 Trading Bonus NOLA.com · 2d ago
• The exciting Padres vs Cubs playoff series starts tonight, and here’s how you can watch Game 1 completely free OregonLive.com · 2d ago
• Cubs need PCA to 'set the tone' early in Wild Card Yahoo Sports · 2d ago
• Built for October, Padres plan on World Series return after 28 years USA Today · 2d ago
• 2026 NL Wild Card Odds: Padres Open As Narrow Favorites Over Cubs FOX Sports · 2d ago
• Padres announce 26-man roster for wild card series with Cubs: Who’s in and who’s out? Yahoo Sports · 2d ago
• Cubs vs. Padres Head-to-Head Stats: How Do the Teams Compare Ahead of Wild Card? Sports Illustrated · 2d ago
• What channel are the Cubs on tonight? What channel are the Padres on? Asbury Park Press · 2d ago
• Padres Wild Card roster predictions: Who’s in, who’s out Gaslamp Ball · 2d ago
• Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres: Live game updates, stats, play-by-play Yahoo Sports · 2d ago

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