San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs wild card: Schedule, pitching matchups for Game 1

Last season, the Cubs edged out the Padres in a close 2-1 wild card series at Wrigley Field in Chicago. This year, the stage shifts to San Diego , giving the Padres home field advantage at Petco Park for the best-of-three set. The winner will earn the right to face the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers in a best-of-five Division Series.

"Should be a great series," Padres manager Craig Stammen said. "They're a great team, they've got a lot of great players, a good coaching staff. It'll be tightly contested. They're the ones that knocked us out of the postseason last year. So we're going to have to bring our 'A' game."

In Game 1, Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd will take the mound, while the Padres will start right-hander Michael King , in a duel to set the tone for the series.