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Tomorrow, September 29th
1:00 PM CT
NL Wild Card Series Game 1, Truist Park
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Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
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(14-5, 2.86 ERA)
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Forecast:
Sunny, 82°


(14-9, 2.16 ERA)
4:00 PM CT
AL Wild Card Series Game 1, Daikin Park
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Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros
Probable Starting Pitchers


(3-3, 1.29 ERA)
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Forecast:
Sunny, 91°


(5-3, 3.66 ERA)
7:00 PM CT
AL Wild Card Series Game 1, Yankee Stadium
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Series tied 0-0123456789RHE
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Probable Starting Pitchers


(9-6, 3.03 ERA)
TV:


Forecast:
Mostly Cloudy, 69°


(14-6, 1.95 ERA)
9:00 PM CT
NL Wild Card Series Game 1, Petco Park
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Series tied 0-0123456789RHE
Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres
Probable Starting Pitchers


(10-5, 3.91 ERA)
TV:


Forecast:
Mostly Clear, 73°


(12-10, 3.21 ERA)

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Friday, 10/2
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Today, September 28th
PCA looking to write postseason legacy after breakout '26 campaign
Fans are plenty familiar with the version of Pete Crow-Armstrong who took a seat in front of a microphone and the National League Wild Card backdrop on Monday at Petco Park. The Cubs star just authored one of the great individual seasons in baseball history and fielded …
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Here's how the 2026 postseason teams were built
There’s more than one way to build a winning baseball club. You can rely almost exclusively on homegrown talent, like the Guardians are doing this year with 16 players on their projected postseason roster coming from the Draft or international signing processes. You can be active traders like the Rays …
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Boyd tabbed as Cubs' first 'out-getter' for Game 1 vs. Padres
Handing the ball to Matthew Boyd to begin a National League Wild Card Series against the Padres worked out well a year ago at Wrigley Field. The veteran lefty subdued San Diego’s lineup and put the North Siders on a path to the next round with an …
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Here is why each playoff team could win the World Series
The MLB postseason is a land of opportunity. Each of the 12 remaining teams' records have now reverted to 0-0, and any club could get hot at the right time and ride the wave to a World Series. The Dodgers won their second consecutive title in 2025, the first franchise …
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Top storyline for each Wild Card Series Game 1
At last, we have playoff baseball. (It has been 335 days, exactly 11 months, since our last MLB postseason game. That’s too many days!) In a month or so, we will know the 2026 World Series champion, but we have a whole bunch of games to go before then. And …
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Hartshorn lands on Prospect Team of the Year
The 2026 Minor League season was one for the record books … literally. Across the Minors, dozens of exclusive statistical clubs were infiltrated by this year's crop of young stars. The Brewers' Andrew Fischer mashed 48 regular-season homers, the most in MiLB since 1982, (and two in the postseason). A …
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Podcast: Previewing the Wild Card round
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Cubs-Padres NL Wild Card Series Game 1 FAQ (9 p.m. CT, NBCSN, Peacock)
Last postseason, the Padres and Cubs staged a tense and dramatic Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field. They were separated by a single run across three games in the type of series that left you wanting more. …
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Here is each club's top Arizona Fall League prospect
Now in its 34th season, the Arizona Fall League consistently features a mother lode of talent. The developmental circuit had a future Hall of Famer in Mike Piazza in its inaugural year in 1992 and has sent more than 3,000 players to Majors, including three more Cooperstown immortals in Roy …
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Make your picks for 2026 All-MLB Team
Major League Baseball on Monday launched the ballot for the official All-MLB Team, which recognizes and commemorates the top performances by players during the 2026 regular season. The selections for the All-MLB Team, which was established in 2019, will be announced on Nov. 11 during the fourth annual MLB Awards …
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Yesterday, September 27th
Power Rankings: Who starts playoffs on top?
And then there were 12. Two spots were clinched on the final day of the season, and however difficult it may have been for the Phillies and Astros to get in, and however much their fans may have had to sweat the last day, all that is behind them now: …
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Cubs-Padres position-by-position breakdown
It's a rematch -- the Cubs vs. the Padres in the National League Wild Card Series for a second straight year. …
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Postseason FAQ: What's next for Cubs?
The Cubs felt they left some unfinished business on the table last October, when a return to the postseason ended with a gut punch of a loss to the rival Brewers in the National League Division Series. Getting back into the playoffs this year was not merely a …
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Counsell playing Cubs' postseason rotation close to the vest
Cubs manager Craig Counsell likes to have as much information in hand as possible before announcing any plans for his pitching staff. That is true throughout the regular season, and it is especially the case when the stakes are raised in the playoffs. So on Sunday, as …
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Fill out your postseason bracket, compete to win $10K
Enter your picks in the 2026 MLB Postseason Bracket Challenge presented by Zillow and you could win $10,000. …
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Fresh off facial fractures, Bregman mashes 2 homers in 2nd game back
Even without any postseason implications on the line on Sunday, Alex Bregman told Cubs manager Craig Counsell that he wanted to be in the starting lineup. The third baseman felt it was important for him to get more at-bats ahead of the playoffs. “Alex really wants to …
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What you need to know about the Wild Card Series matchups
Who is ready for October baseball? Well, we won't need to wait for the start of a new month in order to get some postseason action, since the MLB playoffs begin Tuesday. That's when all four of the Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie will get underway. …
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Wild Card Series game times announced
Major League Baseball today announced the broadcast schedule for the 2026 Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie. The 2026 Postseason will begin with each of the four Wild Card Series scheduled from Tuesday through Thursday under a best-of-three format, all available across NBC Sports platforms, including NBC, Peacock and NBC …
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Latest Cubs injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Cubs injury news and transactions. …
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With WC matchup set, Cubs use Game 162 to prep for Padres
In an odd twist in a season full of extremes for the Cubs, they will take the field against the Red Sox on Sunday at Tropicana Field to close out the regular season. It is a ballpark famous for Game 162 drama, but this time it will …
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