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The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres had the chance to advance to the Division Series at the end of their final Wild Card duel today (Thursday).
For the occasion, Jameson Taillon was pitted against Yu Darvish on the mound.
And things didn't go well for the latter, as in the second inning, the Cubs took the lead by two thanks to a timely Pete Crow-Armstrong single and a bases-loaded walk.
PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG DRIVES IN THE CUBS FIRST RUN pic.twitter.com/ascd5rkC0y
– Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) October 2, 2025
That was it for the Padres starter, who pitched just one complete inning. For his part, Taillon was on the mound for four innings, giving up no runs to the Padres.
True to form, however, the San Diego reliever did an outstanding job, not allowing a run until Michael Bush blasted Robert Suarez's shot over the fence in the bottom of the seventh inning to give his team a 3-0 lead.
Despite a solo home run by Merrill Kelly and two runners left on base in the top of the ninth inning, that was it for the Padres, who once again go on vacation after the first round of the playoffs.
The Cubs will face the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday for the start of their divisional series.
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