San Diego Padres (90-72, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Chicago Cubs (92-70, second in the NL Central during the regular season)

Chicago; Wednesday, 3:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (8-12, 4.55 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 215 strikeouts); Cubs: Andrew Kittredge (4-3, 3.40 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Cubs have a 1-0 lead in the series and will advance to the NLDS with a win.

Chicago has a 50-31 record in home games and a 92-70 record overall. The Cubs have a 60-12 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

San Diego has a 38-43 record on the road and a 90-72 record overall. The Padres have the second-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.63.

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