The San Diego Padres are looking to win their series against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.

The Padres won a wild series opener by a score of 9-7. Then, the Cubs took Tuesday's game, 8-3, setting up a rubber match on Wednesday at Petco Park.

The Padres have gone seven consecutive series without a series loss. They'll look to make it eight in their series finale against the Cubs.

Padres vs Cubs Pitching Matchup on Wednesday

Right-handed pitcher Matt Waldron is taking the mound for the Padres in his third start of the 2026 season.

Waldron has been a replacement in the rotation for the injured Nick Pivetta , and has struggled mightily over his two outings, sporting a 12.46 ERA across 8.2 innings of work.

Waldron has allowed six earned runs on eight hits in each of his starts.…