Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres

NLWC - Game 1 • SD leads series 1-0

89-73, 43-38 Away

Final

91-71, 51-30 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF	0-3	0	0	0	.000
A. BregmanDH	0-4	0	0	0	.000
M. Busch1B	0-3	0	0	0	.000
S. SuzukiRF	1-3	0	0	0	.333
I. HappLF	0-3	0	0	0	.000
N. Hoerner2B	2-4	0	0	0	.500
P. Ramirez3B	0-4	0	0	0	.000
C. KellyC	0-3	0	0	0	.000
M. ConfortoPH	0-1	0	0	0	.000
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D. SwansonSS	0-3	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Boyd	4.0	5	4	1	4	58-42	9.00
J. Assad	0.2	2	2	1	1	18-9	27.00
R. Rolison	1.0	1	0	0	2	16-9	0.00
A. Civale	1.0	3	1	0	0	24-15	9.00
J. Webb	1.1	2	0	0	0	16-12	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Petco Park

10:00 PM, September 29, 2026Coverage: Peacock/NBCSN

San Diego, California

Attendance: 47,084

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Left Field Umpire - Rob Drake
Right Field Umpire - Clint Vondrak

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

— Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the first leadoff homer in Padres playoff history on the Cubs’ first pitch, Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh...

Sep 30, 2026, 02:02 am - AP


CHC
SD

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
2	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	-	8	13	1

M. King1-0

7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 3 BB

M. Boyd0-1

4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		SD
1st	Tatis Jr. homered to center (405 feet).	1
1st	Machado homered to left center (391 feet).	2
3rd	Machado doubled to center, Tatis Jr. scored.	3
4th	Bogaerts homered to left (399 feet).	4
5th	Merrill singled to right, Campusano scored and Machado scored, France to third.	6
5th	France scored on a passed ball by Kelly, Merrill to second on passed ball by Kelly.	7
7th	Tatis Jr. scored on throwing error by catcher Kelly.	8

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Chicago CubsCubsCHC

(89-73)

(89-73, 43-38 Away)

(89-73)

Matthew Boyd

(0-1, 9.00)

o7.5

-115

San Diego PadresPadresSD

(91-71)

(91-71, 51-30 Home)

(91-71)

Michael King

(1-0, 0.00)

-121

Cubs
0
Padres
8

Game 1

9/29

Cubs
Padres

Game 2

9/30

Peacock/NBCSN

Cubs
Padres

Game 3

10/1

Peacock/NBCSN

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	100	62	.617	-	W3
San Diego	91	71	.562	9	W2
Arizona	86	76	.531	14	L2
San Francisco	65	97	.401	35	L5
Colorado	58	104	.358	42	L1

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Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres

Video Highlights

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

M. King1-0

M. Boyd0-1

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