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NL Wild Card: How the Chicago Cubs won Game 1 over the Padres 3-1
The Padres excluded injured catcher Elias Díaz, carrying three catchers with Freddy Fermín as primary; they face elimination after losing Game 1 in the best-of-three series.
- The Padres set their 12-player roster for the Wild Card series starting Tuesday at Wrigley Field, leaving Elias D�az off after his injury.
- Elias Díaz's oblique injury on Saturday forced the Padres to scramble as Luis Campusano drove from Arizona to San Diego and Martín Maldonado re-signed as backup catchers.
- Despite limited recent catching, Martín Maldonado hasn't caught since July and Luis Campusano hasn't caught a major-league inning, though Campusano hit 25 homers at Triple‑A El Paso.
- Carrying three catchers prompted a 12-pitcher roster that left Yuki Matsui and JP Sears off, and Mike Shildt confirmed the team will bring all five starters to use non-starters in the bullpen.
- After a 3-1 Game 1 loss, attention turns to October 1st at Wrigley Field, where the winner will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series.
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C 39%
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