The Padres and Cubs split the six games they played in 2025, with the home team taking two of three in both series in April. Both teams scored 25 runs across the season series.

April 4 at Wrigley Field

Cubs 3, Padres 1

WP: LHP Shota Imanaga (7⅓ IP, 1 ER, 0 BBs, 4 Ks). LP: RHP Randy Vásquez (4⅔ IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BBs, 2 Ks).

What happened: C Martín Maldonado’s third-inning homer accounted for the Padres’ lone run. Justin Turner’s pinch-hit single keyed a two-run fifth inning and RHP Ryan Pressly, released in August, worked through traffic in the ninth to earn the save.

—April 5 at Wrigley Field

Cubs 7, Padres 1

WP: LHP Matthew Boyd (6 IP, 0 ER, BB, 5 Ks). LP: RHP Nick Pivetta (3 IP, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 4 Ks).

What happened: Pivetta struggled with command in his second s

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