US EditionSuzuki and Kelly Hit Back-to-Back Homers as the Cubs Top the Padres 3-1 in Playoff Opener
Boyd starts to help Cubs seek first postseason win since 2017 after ace Cade Horton’s injury, posting a 14-8 record and 3.21 ERA this season, manager Craig Counsell said.
- On Tuesday at 2:08 p.m. Central, the Chicago Cubs named Matthew Boyd their Game 1 starter for the NL Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field.
- Cade Horton's injury left the Cubs without their best pitcher, so manager Craig Counsell named Matthew Boyd to try securing the club's first postseason win since 2017.
- This season Boyd compiled a 14-8 record with a 3.21 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 154 strikeouts in 179.2 innings, and posted a 0.77 ERA with 14 strikeouts over 11.2 postseason innings.
- The Padres counter with Nick Pivetta, who went 13-5 with a 2.87 ERA in 31 starts, and San Diego Padres finished 90-72 but struggled on the road.
- On Wednesday, Dylan Cease will take the mound for Game 2 at 12:08 p.m., with San Diego one loss from elimination in the best-of-three Wild Card format.
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Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit consecutive tracks on Tuesday afternoon, and they allowed the Chicago Cubs to defeat the San Diego 3-1 Padres in the first game of their first round series of the National League.
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NL Wild Card Series: Cubs go back-to-back to top Padres
CHICAGO — Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series. Chicago also got a perfect performance from its bullpen in the franchise’s first playoff win since the 2017 National League Championship Series. The Cubs were swept by Miami in the wild-card round in 2020 during their last postseason appearance. Game 2 of the best-of-three seri…
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Suzuki and Kelly hit back-to-back homers as the Cubs top the Padres 3-1 in playoff opener
Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series.
Padres’ ‘backs are up against the wall’ after losing Wild Card Series opener
CHICAGO — The postseason comes at a team fast. It can go by quickly, too. Two days after completing a regular season that spans six months, four teams find themselves on the precipice of elimination. One of those teams is the Padres, who lost Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday in the same way they lost a number of games in 2025. They failed to get runners home and watched their opponent hit balls over the wall. A 3-1 los…
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