CHICAGO -- As the Padres’ 3-0 victory over the Cubs progressed Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field, eventually evening this best-of-three National League Wild Card Series at one game apiece, Jameson Taillon started thinking about arguably his biggest start since joining the North Siders.

The right-hander will get the ball in Thursday’s elimination contest.

“I thought the Padres threw the ball really well today and made it tough on us. As the game got going there, I started getting excited about tomorrow,” Taillon said. “Put my head down and started thinking about what tomorrow would look like and feel like.

“You do a lot of work throughout the years and throughout the season to be ready for big moments. I’m looking forward to it.”

The Cubs won Game 1 behind back-to-back home run

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