NL Wild Card Game 3: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres, October 2, 2025
NL Wild Card Game 3
October 2, 2025, 5:08 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
San Diego Padres
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025San Diego PadresChicago Cubs
.711
OPS.750
152
HR223
702
Runs793
3.63
ERA3.79
1.21
WHIP1.18
1425
Strikeouts by pitchers1265
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jackson Merrill and Freddy Fermin led San Diego Padres with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr.RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Machado3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson MerrillCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin SheetsLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose IglesiasPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce JohnsonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cronenworth2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Jeremiah Estrada went 2.0 innings for San Diego Padres (2 SO, 0 ER); Jameson Taillon went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (4 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Yu Darvish | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wandy Peralta | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Suarez | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Adrian Morejon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Morgan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jameson Taillon | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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