Pete Crow-Armstrong spiked his helmet as he crossed first after grounding out to Luis Arráez to end the fourth inning.

It was one of those days offensively for the Chicago Cubs.

The few opportunities they had with runners in scoring position, the team did not cash in.

The Cubs paid the price for the lack of clutch hitting in a 3-0 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the National League wild-card series Wednesday at Wrigley Field.

“They’ve got a great pitching staff,” shortstop Dansby Swanson said. “They’ve been doing this all year and every time we play them it’s been a battle. Obviously expect the same thing tomorrow with their best stuff against our best stuff.”

The teams head to a decisive Game 3 on Thursday after the Cubs were limited to four hits by Padres starter Dylan C

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