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Padres sweep Cubs in Wild Card Series
Padres dominate Cubs in NL Wild Card Series sweep with star power and strong pitching.
In brief
Padres dominate Cubs in NL Wild Card Series sweep with star power and strong pitching. Padres sweep Cubs in NL Wild Card Series with Tatis and Machado leading the charge, while Cubs' offense struggles. Originally reported by Mlb.
Padres sweep Cubs
San Diego flipped the script to sweep the Cubs in the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 win in Game 2.
Padres' star power
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each hit home runs in the Padres' 8-0 Game 1 rout, outshining Cubs' stars.
Cubs' offensive slump
Cubs' lineup went quiet with a .129 batting average and just one run scored across two losses.
Padres' bullpen strength
Padres' bullpen, led by Michael King, preserved a 7-inning Game 1 win and sealed the sweep with 5 2/3 scoreless innings.
Petco Park's impact
Machado called Petco Park an October force, saying he’s never seen anything like the crowd energy this week.
“I’ve never seen anything like it”
Next step for Padres
Padres advance to face the Brewers in the Division Series after sweeping the Cubs in the Wild Card Series.
At a glance
Padres sweep Cubs in NL Wild Card Series with Tatis and Machado leading the charge, while Cubs' offense struggles.
