2025 Wild Card Series
Chicago Cubs over San Diego Padres (2-1)

Dates: September 30 - October 2, 2025

WS MVP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

NLCS MVP: Shohei Ohtani

ALCS MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Series Scores

Game 1, September 30
San Diego Padres	1	Final
Chicago Cubs	3

W	Daniel Palencia (1-0)
L	Nick Pivetta (0-1)
S	Brad Keller (1)

Game 2, October 1
San Diego Padres	3	Final
Chicago Cubs	0

W	Adrián Morejón (1-0)
L	Andrew Kittredge (0-1)
S	Robert Suarez (1)

Game 3, October 2
San Diego Padres	1	Final
Chicago Cubs	3

W	Daniel Palencia (2-0)
L	Yu Darvish (0-1)
S	Andrew Kittredge (1)

Series Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs Batting

Chicago Cubs Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Moisés Ballesteros*	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		-0.02	-0.09%	20	57	12	17	2	11	0	.298	.868
Matthew Boyd*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Busch*	3	10	1	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	.400	.500	.700	1.200	0	0	0	-0.05	-0.20%	155	524	78	137	34	90	4	.261	.866
Willi Castro#	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*120	402	58	91	11	33	10	.226	.679
Pete Crow-Armstrong*	3	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	.300	.300	.300	.600	0	1	1	-0.04	0.23%	157	591	91	146	31	95	35	.247	.768
Ian Happ#	3	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	.091	.091	.182	.273	0	0	0	-0.26	-1.75%	150	569	87	138	23	79	6	.243	.762
Nico Hoerner	3	11	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.364	.333	.455	.788	0	1	0	-0.10	-1.22%	156	599	89	178	7	61	29	.297	.739
Shota Imanaga*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Keller	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Kelly	3	8	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	4	.375	.500	.750	1.250	0	0	0	0.16	1.35%	111	369	48	92	17	50	2	.249	.761
Andrew Kittredge	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Palencia	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Pomeranz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Rea	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Taylor Rogers*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Shaw	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.17	-1.55%	126	393	57	89	13	44	17	.226	.690
Michael Soroka	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seiya Suzuki	3	11	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	5	.273	.273	.727	1.000	0	0	0	0.14	1.35%	151	571	75	140	32	103	5	.245	.804
Dansby Swanson	3	9	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	6	.222	.300	.222	.522	0	0	0	0.04	0.39%	159	590	84	144	24	77	20	.244	.717
Jameson Taillon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Thielbar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Tucker*	3	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.273	.273	.545	0	0		-0.10	-0.55%	136	500	91	133	22	73	25	.266	.841
Totals	46	89	6	23	4	0	3	6	3	35	.258	.295	.404	.699	0	2		-0.40	-2.05%	162	5495	793	1371	223		161	.249	.751

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

San Diego Padres Batting

San Diego Padres Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Luis Arraez*	3	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.182	.364	1	0	0	-0.16	-1.62%	154	620	66	181	8	61	11	.292	.719
Xander Bogaerts	3	12	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.333	.333	.417	.750	1	0	0	0.09	0.52%	136	491	63	129	11	53	20	.263	.720
Dylan Cease	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Cronenworth*	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.30	-2.75%	135	419	61	103	11	59	3	.246	.744
Yu Darvish	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Estrada#	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Fermin	3	11	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.364	.364	.545	.909	0	0	0	-0.06	-0.59%	*109	319	32	80	5	26	1	.251	.636
Jose Iglesias	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		-0.09	-0.88%	112	306	29	70	3	36	5	.229	.592
Bryce Johnson#	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0.05	0.81%	55	76	9	26	1	8	4	.342	.817
Michael King	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Machado	3	10	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	.100	.250	.400	.650	0	0	0	0.04	0.12%	159	615	91	169	27	95	14	.275	.795
Jackson Merrill*	3	9	2	3	2	0	1	2	1	2	.333	.364	.889	1.253	0	0	0	0.00	-0.18%	115	440	59	116	16	67	1	.264	.774
Mason Miller	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adrián Morejón*	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan O'Hearn*	3	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	.364	.222	.586	0	0		-0.14	-1.01%	*144	474	67	133	17	63	3	.281	.803
Wandy Peralta*	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Pivetta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin Sheets*	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	0	-0.14	-0.81%	145	492	57	124	19	71	2	.252	.746
Robert Suarez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fernando Tatis Jr.	3	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.083	.154	.083	.237	1	0	0	-0.19	-2.08%	155	594	111	159	25	71	32	.268	.814
Totals	47	95	5	18	5	0	2	5	5	20	.189	.243	.305	.548	3	0		-0.90	-8.49%	162	5424	702	1369	152		106	.252	.711

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

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