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Cubs and Padres square off to start the NL Wild Card Series
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San Diego Padres (90-72, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Chicago Cubs (92-70, second in the NL Central during the regular season) Chicago; Tuesday, 3:08 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nick Pivetta (13-5, 2.87 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 190 strikeouts); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (14-8, 3.21 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 154 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -115, Padres -104; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the San Diego Padres on Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series. Chicago is 50-31 in home games and 92-70 overall. The Cubs are sixth in the majors with 223 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.