Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres

NLWC - Game 2 • SD leads series 1-0

89-73, 43-38 Away

6th,0 outs

91-71, 51-30 Home


CHC
SD

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	1	3	0
0	2	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	4	7	0

D. Peterson

0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

J. Merrill

1-2, 1 R, 1 K

PadresBottom 6th
- D. Peterson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- Pitch Type MPH
  5
  Ball
  Slider 88
  4
  Ball
  Slider 88
  3
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Strike Looking
  Slider 87
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- J. Adam pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PadresBottom 5th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- B. Rodriguez pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- Sheets as designated hitter.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PadresBottom 4th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- Sheets hit for Hays
  1
  2
- K. Gausman pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- B. Rodriguez pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- N. Pivetta pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PadresBottom 3rd
- K. Gausman pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- N. Pivetta pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PadresBottom 2nd
- K. Gausman pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- Merrill stole second. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- N. Pivetta pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PadresBottom 1st
- K. Gausman pitching for CHC
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 1st
- N. Pivetta pitching for SD
  CHC
  SD
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
5 Ball	Slider	88
4 Ball	Slider	88
3 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Strike Looking	Slider	87
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	95

Drew Brees throws out first pitch in San Diego for Game 2

0:18

Cubs
0
Padres
8

Game 1

30/9

Cubs
Padres

Game 2

Cubs
Padres

Game 3

2/10

Petco Park

7:30 AM, 1 October 2026

Current Weather

San Diego, California

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Erich Bacchus
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Left Field Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Right Field Umpire - Ramon De Jesus

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	100	62	.617	-	W3
San Diego	91	71	.562	9	W2
Arizona	86	76	.531	14	L2
San Francisco	65	97	.401	35	L5
Colorado	58	104	.358	42	L1

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