The Padres and Cubs will play a do-or-die Game 3 on Thursday with a chance to advance to the NLDS on the line.
San Diegoo posted a shutout victory behind Dylan Cease, who gave up just three hits over 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Padres’ bullpen took it from there.
Yu Darvish (5-5, 5.38 ERA) will face Jameson Taillon (11-7, 3.68 ERA), with first pitch set for 3:08 p.m. ET.
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In six postseason appearances, Darvish is 3-2 with a 2.56 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 38.2 innings.
As for Taillon, he pitched two postseason games for the Yankees in 2022, posting a 6.23 ERA in 4 1/3 innings.
Darvish’s ability to miss bats and deliver in big games contrasts with Taillon’s pitchability — and consistency in the zone — and that tension will be essential to how Game 3 unfolds.
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