Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres

MLB NL Wild Card Series, Game 3 (if necessary)

9:00 PMCT Alert

MLB NL Wild Card Series · Game 3 (if necessary)

Cubs 89-73

@ Padres 91-71

Game 3 · Best of 3

Petco Park · San Diego, California

NBCSN Peacock ☆Track Wrong info?

When

Thursday, October 1, 2026
10:00 PM ET9:00 PM CT8:00 PM MT7:00 PM PT

TV / stream

NBCSN, Peacock

Where

Petco Park, San Diego, California

Series

Game 3 · Best of 3

Competition

MLB Postseason · Bracket

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Every game of this series

• Game 1: Tue, Sep 29, 9:00 PM CT, Cubs at Padres · NBCSN, Peacock
• Game 2: Wed, Sep 30, 9:00 PM CT, Cubs at Padres · NBCSN, Peacock
• Game 3 (if necessary): Thu, Oct 1, 9:00 PM CT, Cubs at Padres · NBCSN, Peacock

Twelve teams: a best-of-three Wild Card Series, best-of-five Division Series, then the best-of-seven League Championship Series and World Series. See every MLB Playoffs game.