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- 1Padres clinch No. 4 seed, to host Cubs in Wild Card SeriesโPadres lock up No. 4 seed, will host Cubs in Wild Card Series
The San Diego Padres have secured the No. 4 seed in the National League and will host the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Series. As the higher seed, San Diego earns home-field advantage for the best-of-three playoff round, with the series set to open at Petco Park as the MLB postseason gets underway.
- 2Manny Machado homer powers Padres past Diamondbacks 10-7โMachado homers as Padres beat D-backs 10-7 to clinch home field in wild-card round vs Cubs
Manny Machado homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7, securing home-field advantage for the National League wild-card round, where they will face the Chicago Cubs. The win caps a strong finish to the regular season and gives San Diego a postseason series opening at Petco Park.
- 3Padres win secures home field for Wild Card roundโPadres WIN! Home field in WC round! # MLB # Padres # Cubs # LFGSD
The San Diego Padres won their game and secured home-field advantage for the upcoming MLB Wild Card round, where they are expected to face the Chicago Cubs. Fans are celebrating the result, with the hashtag LFGSD rallying support around the team's postseason push.
- 4Cubs to face Padres in NL Wild Card rematchโWho's ready for PCA vs. Miller? Cubs bound for San Diego in NL Wild Card rematch
The Chicago Cubs are headed to San Diego for a National League Wild Card series rematch against the Padres. Attention is turning to a head-to-head between Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Padres pitcher Carter Miller as a key storyline of the matchup, with fans anticipating a repeat of their previous playoff meeting.
- 5Cubs to use regular-season finale as tune-up for Padres wild-card seriesโWith WC matchup set, Cubs will use Game 162 to prep for Padres
The Chicago Cubs' playoff opponent is now set, and the team will approach its final regular-season game, Game 162, as preparation for the National League wild-card matchup against the San Diego Padres. Rather than simply resting players, the Cubs intend to treat the finale as a meaningful tune-up ahead of the postseason series. Fans are following the decision as the club finalizes its playoff plans.