The San Diego Padres head into a winner-take-all clash with the Chicago Cubs after splitting the first two games of the 2025 National League Wild Card series at Wrigley Field. Padres manager Mike Shildt made it clear that his team’s pitching staff will be tested to the limit.

Following Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout victory in Game 2, much of the credit went to the Padres' bullpen, which carried the load after starter Dylan Cease exited early. Adrian Morejon delivered 2 1/3 scoreless innings, Mason Miller struck out five of the six batters he faced, and Robert Suarez closed the door with a four-out save. The effort evened the series but left lingering concerns about fatigue heading into Game 3.

MLB reporter AJ Cassavell took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the manager’s message a

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