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Cubs at Padres, Postseason Game 1: September 29, 2026

The San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 at Petco Park on September 29, 2026 (2026 Postseason Game 1). This was the first game of the series; after it, the Padres led 1-0.

Final · Played September 29, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Nico Hoerner (Cubs, 2); Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado (Padres, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Matthew Boyd (Cubs, 4); Michael King (Padres, 8).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Chicago Cubs0000000000
San Diego Padres2011301008

Team comparison

Team statsCHCSD
Hits313
Errors11

What stood out

  • Hits: Cubs 3, Padres 13.
  • The Padres' biggest edge came in the 5th inning (3-0).

Player lines

  • Aaron Civale (CHC RP): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 24 PIT
  • Alex Bregman (CHC 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Carson Kelly (CHC C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Dansby Swanson (CHC SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ian Happ (CHC LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jacob Webb (CHC RP): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Javier Assad (CHC RP): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Matthew Boyd (CHC SP): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR, 58 PIT
  • Michael Busch (CHC 1B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Conforto (CHC DH): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nico Hoerner (CHC 2B): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Pedro Ramirez (CHC 2B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Ryan Rolison (CHC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Seiya Suzuki (CHC RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Austin Hays (SD DH): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Dustin Harris (SD LF): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD RF): 3 AB, 2 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 5 TB
  • Jackson Merrill (SD CF): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Jake Cronenworth (SD 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jase Bowen (SD RF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Luis Campusano (SD C): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Manny Machado (SD 3B): 3 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Michael King (SD SP): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, 97 PIT
  • Samad Taylor (SD LF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ty France (SD 1B): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Xander Bogaerts (SD SS): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Yuki Matsui (SD RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 11 PIT

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Padres vs Cubs head-to-head (17 meetings).

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