The best-of-three Wild Card Series begins Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs will host the San Diego Padres and the winner will advance to take on the Milwaukee Brewers , the National League's No. 1 seed. Both the Cubs and Padres were the second-place finishers in their divisions (NL Central and NL West, respectively), hence their wild card positions.

You can check out the complete 2025 MLB playoff schedule and bracket. Below is the Wild Card Series schedule for the Cubs vs. Padres:

Date Start time/score TV

Game 1

Tues., Sept. 30

3:08 p.m. ET

ABC

Game 2

Weds., Oct. 1

3:08 p.m. ET

ABC

Game 3

Thurs., Oct. 2

TBA

Where to watch Game 1

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1 | Time: 3:08 p.m. ET

Location: Wrigley Field (Chicago)

TV channel: ABC | Live stream :

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