CHICAGO -- The season is on the line for the Padres, who will try to stave off elimination in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series when they face the Cubs once more at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2:08 p.m. CT/12:08 p.m. PT.

But after a 3-1 Cubs victory Tuesday, San Diego manager Mike Shildt didn’t seem bothered by the suddenly precarious state of this series.

“We'll see where the game presents,” Shildt said. “Clearly our backs are against it, but look, our club is no stranger to challenges. We're battle-tested, we'll answer the bell [Wednesday], and we'll go from there.”

Right-hander Dylan Cease gets the start for the Padres , going against the team that drafted him in 2014. Righty reliever Andrew Kittredge, who threw one scoreless inning in Tuesday’s v

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