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Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres, Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series

MLBNLWC · Game 1 · SD leads series 1-0
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0-1 in series
0-8
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Padres
1-0 in series
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Who won: Padres 8-0

The San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Petco Park. The Padres lead the series 1-0. The Padres outscored the Cubs 3-0 in the 5th inning. Manny Machado went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Padres. Nico Hoerner went 2-for-4 for the Cubs.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Manny Machado3B
  2. 28.2Fernando Tatis Jr.RF
  3. 38.1Michael KingSP
  4. 47.8Xander BogaertsSS
  5. 57.2Jackson MerrillCF
  6. 67.0Ty France1B
  7. 76.9Nico Hoerner2B
  8. 86.7Seiya SuzukiRF
  9. 96.7Yuki MatsuiRP
  10. 106.6Ryan RolisonRP
  11. 116.6Dustin HarrisLF
  12. 126.5Jacob WebbRP

Team stats

CHCSD
3Hits13
0Home runs3
0RBI6
4Walks2
11Strikeouts7
7.88ERA0.00
132Pitches130

Player of the game

Manny Machado

SD · 2-3, HR, 2B, 2 RBI

8.4

Win probability

100%SD final
CHCSD

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Play by play

  1. Top 9thMichael Conforto

    Struck out looking

    Conforto struck out looking.

    M. Conforto · 0-1

  2. Top 9thCHC

    Conforto hit for Kelly

  3. Top 9thPedro Ramirez

    Popped out to second

    Ramirez popped out to second.

    P. Ramirez · 0-4

  4. Top 9thNico Hoerner

    Singled to center

    Hoerner singled to center, Happ to second, Suzuki to third.

    N. Hoerner · 2-4

  5. Top 9thIan Happ

    Walked

    Happ walked, Suzuki to second.

    I. Happ · 0-3

  6. Top 9thSeiya Suzuki

    Singled to center

    Suzuki singled to center.

    S. Suzuki · 1-3

  7. Top 9thMichael Busch

    Struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on...

    Busch struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.

    M. Busch · 0-3

  8. Top 9thJoe Musgrove

    Musgrove relieved Matsui

  9. Top 9thSD

    Bowen in left field

    Bowen in left field.

  10. Top of the 9th inning
  11. Bot 8thLuis Campusano

    Grounded into double play

    Campusano grounded into double play, third to second to first, Cronenworth out at second.

    L. Campusano · 1-4

  12. Bot 8thJake Cronenworth

    Singled to left

    Cronenworth singled to left, Bogaerts to second.

    J. Cronenworth · 1-4

  13. Bot 8thXander Bogaerts

    Singled to center

    Bogaerts singled to center.

    X. Bogaerts · 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  14. Bot 8thAustin Hays

    Lined out to shortstop

    Hays lined out to shortstop.

    A. Hays · 0-4

  15. Bottom of the 8th inning
  16. Top 8thAlex Bregman

    Flied out to center

    Bregman flied out to center.

    A. Bregman · 0-4

  17. Top 8thPete Crow-Armstrong

    Struck out swinging

    Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.

    P. Crow-Armstrong · 0-3

  18. Top 8thDansby Swanson

    Fouled out to first

    Swanson fouled out to first.

    D. Swanson · 0-3

  19. Top 8thYuki Matsui

    Matsui relieved King

  20. Top of the 8th inning
  21. Bot 7thJackson Merrill

    Flied out to left

    Merrill flied out to left.

    J. Merrill · 2-4, 2 RBI

  22. Bot 7thJacob Webb

    Webb relieved Civale

  23. Bot 7thTy France

    Singled to center

    France singled to center.

    T. France · 2-4

  24. Bot 7thAaron Civale

    Harris picked off first. Chicago Cubs challenged: call...

    Harris picked off first. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.

  25. Bot 7thManny Machado

    Lined out to left

    Machado lined out to left.

    M. Machado · 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI

This seriesSD leads series 1-0

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