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; Thursday, 5:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Yu Darvish (5-5, 5.37 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (11-7, 3.68 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 98 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs square off against the San Diego Padres on Thursday in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. The series is tied 1-1, and the winner moves on to the NLDS.

Chicago has a 92-70 record overall and a 50-31 record in home games. Cubs hitters have a collective .320 on-base percentage, the 10th-best percentage in the majors.

San Diego has a 90-72 record overall and a 38-43 record in road games. The Padres have the seventh-best team batting a

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