Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres — Oct 2, 2026

MLB·Wild Card Round Petco Park, San Diego·October 2, 2026
Chicago Cubs CHC 89-75, 43-40 Away
October 2, 2026 2:00 am
San Diego Padres SD 93-71, 53-30 Home
Standings
National League Central National League West National League League
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Brewers 10359.636-55-2648-33832618+214
2 Cubs 8973.5491446-3543-38850703+147
3 Pirates 8280.5062144-3738-43767739+28
4 Cardinals 7785.4752638-4339-42720749-29
5 Reds 7587.4632838-4337-44666826-160
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Dodgers 10062.617-51-3049-32801600+201
2 Padres 9171.562951-3040-41722681+41
3 Diamondbacks 8676.5311445-3641-40739730+9
4 Giants 6597.4013537-4428-53669760-91
5 Rockies 58104.3584232-4926-55752944-192
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Brewers 10359.636-55-2648-33832618+214
2 Dodgers 10062.617351-3049-32801600+201
3 Braves 9468.580952-2942-39742626+116
4 Padres 9171.5621251-3040-41722681+41
5 Cubs 8973.5491446-3543-38850703+147
6 Phillies 8874.5431543-3845-36713698+15
7 Diamondbacks 8676.5311745-3641-40739730+9
8 Pirates 8280.5062144-3738-43767739+28
9 Marlins 8082.4942347-3433-48715712+3
10 Cardinals 7785.4752638-4339-42720749-29
11 Nationals 7785.4752639-4238-43821815+6
12 Reds 7587.4632838-4337-44666826-160
13 Mets 7488.4572936-4538-43699731-32
14 Giants 6597.4013837-4428-53669760-91
15 Rockies 58104.3584532-4926-55752944-192
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Brewers 10359.636-55-2648-33832618+214
2 Dodgers 10062.617351-3049-32801600+201
3 Rays 9864.605555-2643-38736650+86
4 Braves 9468.580952-2942-39742626+116
5 Yankees 9368.5789.546-3447-34739601+138
6 Padres 9171.5621251-3040-41722681+41
7 Cubs 8973.5491446-3543-38850703+147
8 Phillies 8874.5431543-3845-36713698+15
9 Red Sox 8775.5371641-4046-35689611+78
10 Diamondbacks 8676.5311745-3641-40739730+9
11 Guardians 8577.5251841-4044-37678667+11
12 White Sox 8478.5191948-3336-45776720+56
13 Pirates 8280.5062144-3738-43767739+28
14 Astros 8181.5002239-4242-39734766-32
15 Rangers 8082.4942345-3635-46673719-46
16 Marlins 8082.4942347-3433-48715712+3
17 Orioles 7982.49123.539-4240-40718739-21
18 Blue Jays 7983.4882442-3937-44648694-46
19 Twins 7785.4752642-3935-46739797-58
20 Cardinals 7785.4752638-4339-42720749-29
21 Nationals 7785.4752639-4238-43821815+6
22 Tigers 7686.4692742-3934-47723652+71
23 Mariners 7686.4692743-3833-48664722-58
24 Reds 7587.4632838-4337-44666826-160
25 Mets 7488.4572936-4538-43699731-32
26 Royals 6993.4263441-4028-53690810-120
27 Giants 6597.4013837-4428-53669760-91
28 Athletics 6498.3953932-4932-49699937-238
29 Angels 62100.3834134-4728-53655752-97
30 Rockies 58104.3584532-4926-55752944-192
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
Key Players
Cubs
NH
N. Hoerner 2B
0.266 AVG
8 HR
73 RBI
PC
P. Crow-Armstrong CF
0.275 AVG
45 HR
106 RBI
Padres
FT
F. Tatis Jr. RF
0.289 AVG
26 HR
83 RBI
JM
J. Merrill CF
0.258 AVG
26 HR
89 RBI
Stats Comparison
Overall Home vs Away
League Percentile Ranking
Cubs
Padres
Batting 6–0
.249 6th
AVG
14th .244
.328 2nd
OBP
11th .312
.425 1st
SLG
19th .397
.753 1st
OPS
16th .709
1.34 3rd
HR/G
15th 1.13
5.2 1st
R/G
18th 4.4
Pitching 2–3
4.15 15th
ERA
10th 3.93
1.25 8th
WHIP
16th 1.28
7.8 26th
K/9
19th 8.2
3.0 8th
BB/9
18th 3.4
4.4 12th
RA/G
8th 4.1
Head-to-Head
Padres leads 3-2
Final
Cubs
1
Padres
4
Final
Cubs
0
Padres
8
Padres lead 1-0
Final
Cubs
5
Padres
4
Final
Cubs
8
Padres
3
Final
Cubs
7
Padres
9
Recent Form
Cubs
L @ SD 1-4
L @ SD 0-8
W @ BOS 6-2
L @ BOS 0-2
L @ BOS 3-4
Padres
W vs CHC 4-1
W vs CHC 8-0
W vs ARI 9-4
W vs ARI 10-7
L vs ARI 4-11
Form Comparison
Cubs vs Padres
10 20 50
Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1
Petco Park
San Diego, US · 40,209 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Round
Wild Card Round
Date
October 2, 2026
Time
2:00 am