San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs, Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series

MLB

Padres

90-72

1-3

Final

Cubs

92-70

Wrigley Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
CHC	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3

Who won: Cubs 3-1

The Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Padres 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs. Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Padres.

CHC

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.083	.154	.083
Luis Arraez2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	.182	.182	.182
Manny Machado3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	.100	.250	.400
Jackson MerrillCF	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	10	.333	.364	.889
Xander BogaertsSS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	23	.333	.333	.417
Ryan O'HearnRF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.222	.364	.222
Gavin Sheets1B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	.167	.167	.167
Jake Cronenworth2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.000	.000	.000
Freddy FerminC	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	15	.364	.364	.545
Bench
Jose Iglesias2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
Bryce JohnsonRF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.333	.000

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Yu DarvishSP	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	21-13	18.00	21
Bench
Jeremiah EstradaRP	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	30-19	3.38	30
Michael KingSP	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	19-13	0.00	19
Wandy PeraltaRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16-9	0.00	16
Robert SuarezRP	1.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	31-20	3.86	31
Adrian MorejonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	0.00	8
David MorganRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	0.00	11

San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs, Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series

Who won: Cubs 3-1

More from this series: CHC win series 2-1

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