San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs (1 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Thursday, 1 October 2026, San Diego Padres welcome Chicago Cubs for a MLB game set to start at 02:00 UTC. The game is listed as "NLWC - Game 2" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Petco Park in San Diego. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows San Diego Padres in 4th place (91 wins and 71 defeats from 162 matches) and Chicago Cubs in 5th place (89 wins and 73 defeats from 162 matches).

San Diego Padres have scored 722 runs and conceded 681 runs in the league, a difference of +41. Chicago Cubs have scored 850 runs and conceded 703 runs in the league, a difference of +147.

Recent form

San Diego Padres: 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-W-W), scoring 32 runs and conceding 25 runs.

Chicago Cubs: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-L-W), scoring 13 runs and conceding 12 runs.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches San Diego Padres averaged 6.4 runs scored and 5 conceded per game, while Chicago Cubs averaged 2.6 scored and 2.4 conceded.

San Diego Padres have the sharper recent attack, averaging 6.4 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Chicago Cubs have been harder to score against, conceding 2.4 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: NBC (United States), NBCSN (United States), Universo (United States) and Peacock (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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