Padres will hit the road for wild-card series, facing Cubs

Will the Padres taste more win in October Here Ramon Laureano right is embraced by teammate Luis Arraez after Laureano hit a walk-off RBI single during the th inning Saturday Aug in San Diego The Padres beat the Red Sox - File photo by Gregory Bull AP The Padres were assured Saturday of facing the Cubs in a National League wild-card series that begins Tuesday at Wrigley Field The Cubs clinched the National League s top wild-card playoff berth with a - win over the Cardinals Saturday in Chicago improving their record to - to guarantee they will finish the regular season with more victories than the Padres The Friars entered Saturday evening s challenge at Petco Park with an - record They play against the Diamondbacks who they eliminated with a win Friday The Padres will be the No seed in the National League just behind the Cubs the fourth seed The teams split the season series - with each holding the advantage at home Encounter times are TBD The entire best-of-three series will be played at Wrigley Field where the Padres were - this season The Padres were - against Chicago at Petco Park This will be the second postseason meeting between the Padres and Cubs but it s been years since the last time The Padres defeated Chicago three games to two in the National League Championship Series winning the final three games at Jack Murphy Stadium after losing the first two at Wrigley Field They moved on to their first World Series that year where they fell to the Detroit Tigers