DespitThe San Diego Padres saw their 2025 season end on Thursday with a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Chicago chased Yu Darvish out of the game early , setting the tone for the game. In the end, the Cubs defeated the Padres 2-1 in the National League Wild Card Series to advance and face the Milwaukee Brewers.

The main takeaway from the game was a ball called a strike against Xander Bogaerts that enraged him and his manager Mike Shildt . Expand Tweet

San Diego fans got upset and called for robot umpires. The home plate umpire was fooled by Chicago catcher Carson Kelly in the ninth inning, calling a pitch that missed the strike zone against Bogaerts to strike him out. The former All-Star shortstop and Shildt confronted him about the call before walking back to their dugout. Howe

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