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Roster Wars: Cubs vs. Padres Playoff Preview with Data, Matchups, and Edge Cases
Ten minutes into this playoff preview, the mood is set: grateful to be here, and just dangerous enough to make it count. We walk through the NL landscape with clear eyes, then zero in on San Diego—their one true ace in Nick Pivetta, their star power in Machado and Tatis Jr., and the late-inning sledgehammer of Mason Miller and a locked-in closer. From there, it’s all matchups: how our elite defense compresses innings, why a righty-heavy Padres rotation plays into hot lefty bats like Michael Busch, and how Seiya Suzuki’s late heater can tilt a short series.
We break down the Padres’ structural…
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