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- 1Padres clinch No. 4 seed, to host Cubs in Wild Card SeriesโPadres lock up No. 4 seed, will host Cubs in Wild Card Series
The San Diego Padres have secured the No. 4 seed in the National League and will host the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Series. As the higher seed, San Diego earns home-field advantage for the best-of-three playoff round, with the series set to open at Petco Park as the MLB postseason gets underway.
- 2Padres clinch No. 4 seed and home field for NL Wild CardโPadres clinch No. 4 seed, home-field advantage in NL Wild Card Series against Cubs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7634
The San Diego Padres have locked up the No. 4 seed in the National League playoffs, securing home-field advantage for their Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs. The clinching comes as the MLB regular season winds down, with postseason seeding now largely settled. Fans in San Diego are anticipating playoff baseball at Petco Park, while the Cubs will open the series on the road.
- 3Cubs to face Padres in NL Wild Card rematchโWho's ready for PCA vs. Miller? Cubs bound for San Diego in NL Wild Card rematch
The Chicago Cubs are headed to San Diego for a National League Wild Card series rematch against the Padres. Attention is turning to a head-to-head between Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Padres pitcher Carter Miller as a key storyline of the matchup, with fans anticipating a repeat of their previous playoff meeting.
- 4Manny Machado homer powers Padres past Diamondbacks 10-7โMachado 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, securing home-field advantage for the National League wild-card round, where they will face the Chicago Cubs. The win caps a strong finish to the regular season and gives San Diego a postseason series opening at Petco Park.
- 5Cubs to use regular-season finale as tune-up for Padres wild-card seriesโWith 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.
- 6Padres secure No. 4 seed, to host Cubs in Wild Card SeriesโPadres lock up No. 4 seed, will host Cubs in Wild Card Series https://www. mlb.com/news/padres-secure-hom e-field-in-nl-
The San Diego Padres have clinched the No. 4 seed in the National League, earning home-field advantage for the Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs. It marks a second consecutive postseason meeting between the two teams, with the series once again set at Petco Park in San Diego. Fans and analysts are weighing whether home field will tip the rematch in the Padres' favor.