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San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 3: final score and stats

Chicago Cubs beat San Diego Padres, San Diego Padres 1 to Chicago Cubs 3, on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres.

MLB · NLWC - Game 3Thursday, October 2, 2025

San Diego Padres90-721

Final

Chicago Cubs92-703

DateOct 2, 2025

Start time5:00 PM ET

VenueWrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

TVESPN

Attendance40,895

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
San Diego Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Chicago Cubs	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	3

Top performers

San Diego Padres

Batting AverageFreddy Fermin · 2-4, 2B

Home RunsJackson Merrill · 2-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R, K

Runs Batted InJackson Merrill · 2-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R, K

MLB RatingJackson Merrill · 2-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R, K

Chicago Cubs

Batting AverageMichael Busch · 3-4, HR, RBI, R

Home RunsMichael Busch · 3-4, HR, RBI, R

Runs Batted InDansby Swanson · 0-3, RBI, BB, 3 K

MLB RatingMichael Busch · 3-4, HR, RBI, R

Team comparison

San Diego PadresChicago Cubs

Runs per game

Runs allowed per game

90-72Record92-70

2nd in NL WestStanding2nd in NL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

-Streak-

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

San Diego Padres

Luis Gutierrez SP · Undisclosed

Out

Bryan Hoeing RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Chicago Cubs

Ben Brown RP · Neck - Fracture

Out

Riley Martin RP · Elbow - Strain

Out

Justin Steele SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Phil Maton RP · Knee - Sprain

Out

Shelby Miller RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

San Diego Padres

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Fernando Tatis Jr.	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.083	.154	.083
Luis Arraez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	.182	.182	.182
Manny Machado	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	.100	.250	.400
Jackson Merrill	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	10	.333	.364	.889
Xander Bogaerts	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	23	.333	.333	.417
Ryan O'Hearn	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.222	.364	.222
Gavin Sheets	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	.167	.167	.167
Jose Iglesias	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
Bryce Johnson	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.333	.000
Jake Cronenworth	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.000	.000	.000
Freddy Fermin	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	15	.364	.364	.545
Team	7-33	33	1	7	1	1	1	8	147

San Diego Padres

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Yu Darvish	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	21-13	18.00	21
Jeremiah Estrada	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	30-19	3.38	30
Michael King	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	19-13	0.00	19
Wandy Peralta	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16-9	0.00	16
Robert Suarez	1.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	31-20	3.86	31
Adrian Morejon	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	0.00	8
David Morgan	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	0.00	11
Team	8.0	13	3	3	1	11	1	136-88		136

Chicago Cubs

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Michael Busch	3-4	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	19	.400	.500	.700
Nico Hoerner	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.364	.333	.455
Ian Happ	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	11	.091	.091	.182
Kyle Tucker	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	17	.273	.273	.273
Seiya Suzuki	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	16	.273	.273	.727
Carson Kelly	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	10	.375	.500	.750
Pete Crow-Armstrong	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	18	.300	.300	.300
Dansby Swanson	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	22	.222	.300	.222
Matt Shaw	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	.000	.000	.000
Team	13-32	32	3	13	3	1	1	11	136

Chicago Cubs

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jameson Taillon	4.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	60-43	0.00	60
Caleb Thielbar	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	10-7	0.00	10
Daniel Palencia	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	22-14	0.00	22
Drew Pomeranz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	0.00	13
Brad Keller	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	37-22	3.86	37
Andrew Kittredge	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	3.38	5
Team	9.0	7	1	1	1	8	1	147-98		147