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Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres

Petco Park, San Diego NL Wild Card Series, Game 2 Final

Final score

The San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4–1 on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 1 89-73
at San Diego Padres 4 91-71

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
San Diego Padres 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
  • W: Bradgley Rodriguez (1-0)
  • L: Kevin Gausman (0-1)
  • S: Mason Miller

Home runs

  • San Diego Padres: Gavin Sheets (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd San Diego Padres Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Ty France scores. Jackson Merrill to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 2nd San Diego Padres Ethan Salas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jackson Merrill scores. 0–2
Top 4th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ to 2nd. 1–2
Bottom 4th San Diego Padres Gavin Sheets homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Xander Bogaerts scores. 1–4

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Alex Bregman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Michael Busch 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Tyrone Taylor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Pedro Ramírez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .286
Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500
Matt Shaw 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Michael Conforto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Carson Kelly C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 8
Pitcher
Kevin Gausman (L, 0-1) 3.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 54 8.10
Daniel Palencia 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 5.40
David Peterson 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.00
Ryan Zeferjahn 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 0.00

San Diego Padres

Batter
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Dustin Harris LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Jase Bowen LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Manny Machado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429
Ty France 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500
Jackson Merrill CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .571
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500
Ethan Salas C 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Miguel Andujar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Freddy Fermin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Austin Hays DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gavin Sheets DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
Samad Taylor DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jake Cronenworth 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 30 4 8 4 1 6
Pitcher
Nick Pivetta 3.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 66 2.70
Bradgley Rodriguez (W, 1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.00
Jason Adam (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00
Adrian Morejon (H, 1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0.00
Mason Miller (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00

Game info

Weather
71 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, L To R
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:50
Attendance
47,513
Umpires
Home Plate: Erich Bacchus, First Base: Chad Fairchild, Second Base: Bill Miller, Third Base: Rob Drake, Left Field: Clint Vondrak, Right Field: Ramon De Jesus

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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San Diego Padres 3 at Chicago Cubs 23 Final Game page
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