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PADRES POSTCAST: BATS GO SILENT, San Diego PADRES DROP GAME 1 at Chicago Cubs, Face Elimination Tmrw
Nick Pivetta gave up back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the 5th inning, the offense was dominated by the Cubs’ bullpen, and the San Diego Padres dropped Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series 3-1 to the Chicago Cubs in the Windy City.
Only 1 Padre reached base after the 4th inning, as the Cubs’ bullpen retired the last 14 San Diego hitters.
Xander Bogaerts’ RBI double in the 2nd scored Jackson Merrill with the lone Pads’ run.
The Pads now face elimination tomorrow.
***** ‘LIVE’ Instant Post-Game Reaction from Jim “GRIES” Grieshaber
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The Pads and Cubs play game 2 tomorrow at Wrigley Field…
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