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- 1Padres seal No. 4 seed, to host Cubs in Wild Card Series▼Padres lock up No. 4 seed, will host Cubs in Wild Card Series
The San Diego Padres have clinched the No. 4 seed in the National League playoffs, securing home-field advantage for the Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs. The best-of-three series will be played at Petco Park, with fans and analysts already debating pitching matchups and how the Cubs' lineup matches up with San Diego's bullpen in the postseason opener.
- 2Cubs Headed to San Diego for NL Wild Card Rematch▼Who's ready for PCA vs. Miller? Cubs bound for San Diego in NL Wild Card rematch
The Chicago Cubs are bound for San Diego to face the Padres in a National League Wild Card rematch. Attention is focusing on a marquee matchup between Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Padres ace pitched against him, with fans and media highlighting the individual duel as a key storyline of the postseason series.
- 3Padres beat Diamondbacks 10-7 to secure home field in wild-card round▼Machado homers as Padres beat D-backs 10-7 to clinch home field in wild-card round vs Cubs
Manny Machado homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7, clinching home-field advantage for their National League wild-card series against the Chicago Cubs. The win locks in playoff baseball at Petco Park, and fans are discussing Machado's big hit and the matchup with Chicago.
- 4Cubs' offense slumping as postseason pressure builds●Can the Cubs' offense get back on track at the most important time of the year? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7632766
The Chicago Cubs' bats have gone cold at the worst possible moment, with the team struggling to score runs as the most important stretch of the season arrives. Coverage focuses on whether the lineup can recover its form in time for the playoffs, and what has caused the sudden offensive decline.
- 5Padres win secures home field for Wild Card round●Padres WIN! Home field in WC round! # MLB # Padres # Cubs # LFGSD
The San Diego Padres won a game that clinched home-field advantage for the Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs, with the Chicago Cubs the likely opponent. Fans are celebrating the playoff positioning under the rallying cry 'LFGSD' (Let's Go San Diego) as October baseball approaches.
- 6Cubs and Red Sox to meet at Tropicana Field on Sunday●Tropicana Field to host Cubs vs. Red Sox game on Sunday
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida will host a Sunday game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox, according to MLB. The unusual neutral-site matchup has drawn attention from baseball fans curious about scheduling. Further details about why the venue was chosen were not provided.
- 7Cubs to use regular-season finale as tune-up for Padres wild-card series●With WC matchup set, Cubs will use Game 162 to prep for Padres
The Chicago Cubs' playoff opponent is now set, and the team will approach its final regular-season game, Game 162, as preparation for the National League wild-card matchup against the San Diego Padres. Rather than simply resting players, the Cubs intend to treat the finale as a meaningful tune-up ahead of the postseason series. Fans are following the decision as the club finalizes its playoff plans.