Padres Rout Cubs 8-0 in Wild-Card Opener with Tatis' Leadoff Homer, King's No-Hit Bid

Fernando Tatis Jr. Talks Padres' Dominant MLB Playoffs G1 Win vs. Cubs, 'Beautiful Baseball Night'

Fernando Tatís Jr. reflected on what was essentially a perfect night for the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, as they cruised to an 8-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series.

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in wild-card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

SAN DIEGO -- The Cubs must quickly move past an all-around bad showing to extend their season.

“Kind of Lackadaisical”: Ex-Cubs Pro Pinpoints What Went Wrong in Brutal Padres Loss

The Chicago Cubs entered the postseason leading MLB with 850 runs, but their offensive potential didn’t translate into Game 1 against the San Diego Padres. After going 5-1 in the regular season, Chicago was held to just 3 hits in an 8-0 loss on Tuesday. San Diego landed the first punch early and dictated the tempo till the last moment. And according to a former Cub, the biggest difference was how aggressively the Padres attacked, allowing little…

Cubs look to summon much-discussed resilience to extend season past Wednesday: ‘It’s what we’re made of’

SAN DIEGO – Before the month of October has even arrived, the Cubs are faced with an early playoff elimination. Game 1 of their best-of-three series against the Padres on Tuesday night went all kinds of wrong, with lefty starter Matthew Boyd serving up three homers, the highest scoring lineup in baseball held to just three hits and even an all-time great defense struggling, at points. An 8-0 defeat was not what a team with World Series aspiratio…

Padres rout Cubs in wild-card opener

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the first leadoff homer in Padres playoff history on the Cubs' first pitch, Michael King took a no-hitter into the se...

CUBS POSTGAME: Matthew Boyd & Cubs OFFENSE GOES COLD in Wild Card Game 1 Loss to Padres

Subscribe to our CHGO Cubs YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CHGO_Cubs The Chicago Cubs’ offense went ice cold in a Wild Card Game 1 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, putting Chicago on the brink of elimination. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson, Alex Bregman and Seiya Suzuki were all lifeless at the plate, while Matthew Boyd and the Cubs bullpen struggled on the mound. Luke Stuckmeyer, Joey Christopoulos, Justin Roman and To…