Padres will hit the road for wild-card series, facing Cubs
Dante Ulanday - News Moderator 
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 7-3 victory over the Cardinals Saturday in Chicago, improving their record to 91-70, to guarantee they will finish the regular season with more victories than the Padres.
The Friars entered Saturday evening’s game at Petco Park with an 88-72 record. They play against the Diamondbacks, who they eliminated with a win Friday.
The Padres will be the No. 5 seed in the National League, just behind the Cubs, the fourth seed. The teams split the season series, 3-3, with each holding the advantage at home. Game times are TBD.
The entire best-of-three series will be played at Wrigley Field, where the Padres were 1-2 this season. The Padres were 2-1 against Chicago at Petco Park.
This will be the second postseason meeting between the Padres and Cubs – but it’s been 41 years since the last time.
The Padres defeated Chicago three games to two in the 1984 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.
