Padres Set to Host Cubs in NL Wild Card Rematch at Petco Park
The short version
- Padres host Cubs in best-of-three NL wild card series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29
- Cubs won last year's wild card meeting in a decisive Game 3 as the host team
- Wild card ticket listings: Game 1 from $110, Game 2 from $111, Game 3 from $144
- Winner faces the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS
San Diego and Chicago meet again in a best-of-three National League wild card series starting Tuesday, with a trip to face Milwaukee on the line.
The National League wild card round will feature a familiar pairing. The Chicago Cubs travel to San Diego to face the Padres in a best-of-three set that opens Tuesday, Sept. 29, with the Padres holding home-field advantage this time around.
These two clubs met in the same round a year ago, when Chicago served as the host. That series went the full distance, and the Cubs captured the decisive third contest to move on while ending San Diego's season.
The stakes are straightforward for both sides. Whoever advances out of this series draws the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series, with Milwaukee holding the top seed. The Brewers open that round at home, while the wild card winner hosts Games 3 and 4, if necessary, before a potential Game 5 returns to Milwaukee.
For the wild card round itself, Game 1 is set for Tuesday, Sept. 29, with listings starting at $110. Game 2 follows Wednesday, Oct. 1's slot on Thursday — Game 2 is Wednesday, Sept. 30, from $111, and Game 3, if needed, is Thursday, Oct. 1, from $144. The source notes that first-pitch times across all four wild card openers will be announced once the regular season concludes and the full postseason field is locked in.
Tickets for the series are described as limited but currently on sale. Prices and availability are subject to change, according to the original report, which was syndicated from USA TODAY.
Looking ahead to a potential Padres-Brewers NLDS, Milwaukee hosts Games 1 and 2, with listings starting at $170 and $179 respectively. San Diego would then host Game 3 from $198 and a possible Game 4 from $179, with a Game 5 in Milwaukee starting at $155.
A Cubs-Brewers NLDS would follow the same structure but shift the home games to Chicago. Games 1 and 2 in Milwaukee start at $170 and $179, while Game 3 at Wrigley Field opens at $208 and a possible Game 4 at $237. A decisive Game 5 in Milwaukee is listed from $155.
Milwaukee and Chicago are division rivals, adding a further layer to a potential NLDS meeting should the Cubs get past San Diego for a second straight October.
Global Sportscast's schedule shows the Cubs visiting the Padres on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Petco Park, with coverage on NBC and NBCSN. Chicago also closes its regular season at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3:05 PM EDT on MLB.TV, Marquee Sports Network and NESN.
