Well, here we are, welcoming the San Diego Padres to Wrigley Field for a postseason series with games scheduled for two beautiful early-fall afternoons. Forty-one years ago this week, the two teams did the same and the Cubs won both of the Wrigley Field games. (Let’s not talk about what happened after that.)

For more on the Padres, here’s Matthew DeWalt, manager of our SB Nation Padres site Gaslamp Ball.

The San Diego Padres wrapped up the 2025 regular season winning five of their last six games. They outscored their opponents 37-16 over that span and appear to be gaining momentum at the right time.

Injuries have limited production from players in the lineup and on the mound at points during the season, but San Diego has a complete roster after the additions of Ryan O’Hearn and Freddy F

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