Game 1 Showdown: Can the Underdog Padres Silence the Cubs in the 2025 NL Wild Card Series?
The Chicago Cubs (92-70) host the San Diego Padres (90-72) at Wrigley Field Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET for Game 1 of their best-of-three 2025 NL Wild Card Series. All three games will be played in the Windy City, if necessary. They split the season series 3-3, and both scored 25 runs in those games.Â
Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (14-8, 3.21 ERA) gets the ball for Game 1, while San Diego sends RHP Nick Pivetta (13-5, 2.87 ERA) to the mound Tuesday. Boyd was 1-1 in two starts vs. the Padres this season with 2 ER allowed over 11.1 innings pitched (IP). Pivetta went 1-1 in two starts against the Cubs, surrendering 4 ER over 9.0 IP.Â



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