Major League Baseball

FINAL Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Chicago Cubs 1
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San Diego Padres 4
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Match Report

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

— Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets blasted a two-run homer, five Padres pitchers combined on a five-hitter, and San Diego swept the Chicago Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

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Top Performers

CHC

  • Pete Crow-Armstrong · ·
  • Alex Bregman · ·
  • Michael Busch · ·
  • Tyrone Taylor · ·

SD

  • Fernando Tatis Jr. · ·
  • Dustin Harris · ·
  • Jase Bowen · ·
  • Manny Machado · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Kelly grounded out to shortstop.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Mason Miller pitches to Carson Kelly
  5. · 9th Inning
  6. · 9th Inning Conforto struck out swinging.
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

Head to Head

SD wins series 2-0

Injuries

San Diego Padres

  • Rodolfo Duran 60-Day-IL
  • Ramon Laureano 60-Day-IL
  • Lucas Giolito 60-Day-IL
  • Bryan Hoeing 60-Day-IL
  • Luis Rengifo 60-Day-IL

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Lineups

SD

  1. 23Fernando Tatis Jr.RF
  2. 29Dustin HarrisLF
  3. 13Manny Machado3B
  4. 25Ty France1B
  5. 3Jackson MerrillCF
  6. 2Xander BogaertsSS
  7. 8Ethan SalasC
  8. 15Austin HaysDH
  9. 9Jake Cronenworth2B

CHC

  1. 4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
  2. 3Alex BregmanDH
  3. 29Michael Busch1B
  4. 27Seiya SuzukiRF
  5. 8Ian HappLF
  6. 2Nico Hoerner2B
  7. 6Matt Shaw1B
  8. 15Carson KellyC
  9. 7Dansby SwansonSS

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