Manny Machado belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning, helping the visiting San Diego Padres square their National League wild-card series against the Chicago Cubs at one win apiece following a 3-0 victory on Wednesday.

The decisive Game 3 of the best-of-three series is Thursday afternoon in Chicago. The winner of that contest will play the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-five NL Division Series.

San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on a sacrifice fly from Jackson Merrill in the first inning. Luis Arraez added two of the seven hits for the Padres, who rebounded from a 3-1 setback in the series opener on Tuesday.

Adrian Morejon (1-0) relieved Padres starter Dylan Cease in the fourth inning and did not allow a hit over 2 1/3 scoreless innings, one day after working a score

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