The Chicago Cubs have seen all that they have wanted from the San Diego Padres' celebrated bullpen.

Thursday afternoon, however, the Cubs will see a familiar face in Yu Darvish as they play the Padres in a decisive winner-take-all Game 3 of their National League wild-card series in Chicago.

Darvish (5-5, 5.38 ERA) will get the start against his former team when he squares off against fellow right-hander Jameson Taillon (11-7, 3.68).

The Cubs recorded a 3-1 victory in the series opener Tuesday before being limited to just four hits in a 3-0 setback Wednesday. The winner of Thursday's contest will face the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in a best-of-five NL Division Series.

All-Star Mason Miller drew rave reviews as he followed up striking out the side in Game 1 by fanning the first five b

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