{"id":197749,"date":"2025-10-02T18:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/197749\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T18:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:28:07","slug":"where-to-watch-padres-vs-cubs-for-free-after-streameast-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/197749\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Padres vs. Cubs for free after Streameast shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Cubs host the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of their Wild Card series at 5 p.m. ET Thursday<\/a>. The winner will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the divisional round while the loser\u2019s season is over. <\/p>\n

Padres vs. Cubs will air on ESPN, which you can stream on DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n

What: MLB Playoffs<\/a>, Wild Card Game 3<\/p>\n

Who: San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs <\/p>\n

When: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 5 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n

TV: ESPN<\/p>\n

Live stream: DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>, fuboTV (free trial)<\/a>, Hulu + Live TV<\/a>, Sling<\/a><\/p>\n

Streaming serviceFree trial?PromoPriceDirecTV<\/a>Yes$35 off first month$84.99fuboTV<\/a>Yes$30 off first month$84.99Hulu + Live TV<\/a>YesNo$82.99Sling<\/a>NoNo$45.99<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a recent MLB story via The Associated Press:<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, 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.<\/p>\n

Jackson Merrill hit an early sacrifice fly as San Diego avoided elimination after losing 3-1 on Tuesday. Dylan Cease struck out five in 3 2\/3 innings before handing the ball to his team\u2019s hard-throwing bullpen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what postseason is about, man,\u201d Machado said. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful thing to be playing here in front of these crowds and with what\u2019s at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n

The finale of the best-of-three series is back at Wrigley Field on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The playoff-tested Padres are looking for a repeat of 2020, when they dropped Game 1 in the special pandemic wild-card round before advancing with two straight victories against St. Louis. Machado also homered in Game 2 of that series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot at stake just like there was today,\u201d Machado said. \u201cOur backs are still up against the wall, so go out there and try and play our best baseball for the next 27 outs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chicago finished with four hits. The franchise is making its first appearance in the playoffs in five years, and it hasn\u2019t advanced since it eliminated Washington in a 2017 NL Division Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the first two games is really what you expected in this series, and I think tomorrow will be a lot of the same,\u201d Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. I think we\u2019re made for that. We\u2019re going to have to produce more offense tomorrow; there\u2019s no question. We didn\u2019t do enough offensively today.”<\/p>\n

San Diego jumped in front on Merrill\u2019s flyball to right off Andrew Kittredge in the first, driving in Fernando Tatis Jr. Kittredge started for Chicago as an opener, and the right-hander was replaced by left-hander Shota Imanaga in the second.<\/p>\n

The Cubs threatened in the fourth, putting runners on first and second with two down. Adrian Morejon then retired Pete Crow-Armstrong on a bouncer to first.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdrian came in and was just outstanding, really fantastic,\u201d San Diego manager Mike Shildt said.<\/p>\n

The Padres added two more runs on Machado\u2019s 404-foot drive to left off Imanaga in the fifth. Tatis reached on a leadoff walk and advanced on a sacrifice ahead of Machado\u2019s 12th career playoff homer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat splitter was meant for down in the zone and just hung a little bit,\u201d Imanaga said through a translator, \u201cand for me it was like, why did that happen and something I\u2019m going to think about, make those adjustments that I need to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three runs were more than enough for San Diego\u2019s bullpen, with Miller and Robert Suarez combining for 14 pitches of over 100 mph.<\/p>\n

Morejon pitched 2 1\/3 perfect innings before Miller showed off his electric stuff while striking out five consecutive batters. The 6-foot-5 right-hander reached 104.5 mph on a called third strike to Carson Kelly in the seventh that was the fastest pitch in the postseason since Statcast started tracking in 2008.<\/p>\n

Miller, who was acquired in a trade with the Athletics on July 31, struck out the side in the seventh in his postseason debut on Tuesday. The eight straight Ks tied the postseason record set by Josh Hader in 2022.<\/p>\n

Miller was pulled from Game 2 after he hit Michael Busch with a slider with two outs in the eighth. Suarez retired Nico Hoerner on a liner to right before working a one-hit ninth for the save.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to get pitches to hit,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cIf players of this talent don\u2019t give you pitches to hit, it\u2019s tough to get hits. They did a pretty darned good job of that today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Yu Darvish gets the ball for San Diego on Thursday, and Jameson Taillon starts for Chicago.<\/p>\n

Darvish played for the Cubs for three seasons before he was traded to the Padres in December 2020. The right-hander said he enjoys pitching at Wrigley.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, this place did me good,\u201d he said through a translator. \u201cThe organization, the fans did me good, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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