Starting lineups for Cubs at Padres - September 29, 2026

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Here is the Padres lineup for Sept 29. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

San Diego was punished by Chicago during the regular season, but its relievers have very different track records against the hitters they could face in October. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

Manny Machado has been beaten outside the zone throughout his career by the Cubs and in the postseason. He'll need to reverse those trends to give the Padres a chance in the Wild Card Round. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

Padres-Cubs NL Wild Card Series Game 1 Matchup By The Numbers #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

This may feel a little like a personal attack, but what’s really going on under the hood? #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

The star right-hander has not pitched in an MLB game in two years due to Tommy John surgery and will come out of the San Diego bullpen. Designated hitter Miguel Andujar also came off the injured list after being out since the end of July with a fractured right… #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

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-Familiar Foe, Different Matchup
-Gamesmanship
-Pulling the Inside Straight
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The two starting pitchers for the series opener, Michael King of San Diego and Matthew Boyd of Chicago, have both had excellent second halves to put their teams in this showdown. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

behold, the bullpen bracket

in which Mason Miller, Cade Smith, Bradgley Rodriguez, Adrian Morejon, and Erik Sabrowki shove their teams to the final

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The Peskiest Platoon: Samad Taylor and Dustin Harris Have a Chance to Become Folk Heroes #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

The San Diego Padres are hosting the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Series at Petco Park. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

This was never the plan. But the Padres enter the postseason with Samad Taylor and Dustin Harris as their de facto left-field platoon, and given the way they played in September, that's really not so bad. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

MLB Morning Update
Team Spotlight: San Diego Padres

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@JulianDelGaudio Joe Musgrove takes the mound at Petco Park for some drill work.

Have to wonder if/how he will be utilized in this Wild Card series.

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The raucous atmosphere and a 26-6 run at Petco Park to conclude the season will give San Diego a huge benefit as they face the Cubs in a rematch of last year's postseason matchup. #padres #sandiego #forthefaithful

#OTD in 1996, Tony Gwynn hit a go-ahead 2-run single in the 8th inning as the Padres defeated the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. San Diego’s 4-2 victory tied both teams atop the NL West standings with one game remaining.

Padres @ Dodgers
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