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.

Manny Machado hit a two-run home run, Mason Miller dominated again and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday, sending their NL wild-card series to a decisive third game.

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.

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 Padres reliever threw the fastest recorded pitch in the postseason in Statcast history during San Diego’s 3-0 win over the Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series. Miller reached 104.5 mph with a four-seam fastball to Carson Kelly, striking him out for the second out in the bottom of the seventh at Wrigley Field.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt says it’s “all hands on deck” as club weighs bullpen fatigue ahead of Game 3 vs. Chicago Cubs.