Cubs Beat Padres in Game 1 of NL Wild Card
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With all games complete, Major League Baseball announced the start time for Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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The San Diego Padres got great pitching and some key hits as they stretched their NL Wild Card series with the Cubs to a decisive Game 3..
Mason Miller's last two pitches to Seiya Suzuki in the seventh inning were clocked at 102.1 and 102.7 mph. Suzuki swung and missed at the last one for strike three. It turns out Miller was only warming up.
The Cubs haven’t exactly torn the cover off the ball in recent postseason opportunities at Wrigley Field. But Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker, Ian Happ and the rest have one more chance on Thursday.
The Cubs recorded a 3-1 victory in the series opener Tuesday before being limited to just four hits in a 3-0 setback Wednesday. The winner of Thursday's contest will face the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in a best-of-five NL Division Series.
Mason Miller is one of the hardest throwers in baseball. And on Wednesday, he threw the hardest fastball ever recorded in an MLB postseason game. The pitch from the San Diego Padres' star reliever came in at 104.5 miles per hour.
Seniors at Merrill Gardens in Downtown San Diego celebrated the Padres' 3-0 win against the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon in their own way.