The San Diego Padres (12-13) and Chicago Cubs ... The Cubs are trotting out Drew Smyly (2-1, 3.13 ERA) on the mound Wednesday night. Smyly nearly threw a perfect game in his last start, Friday ...

Unless the Chicago Cubs win the ... 3.47 ERA and 224 strikeouts in 189 1/3 innings. His body of work suggests he's among the top starters in the game, and the Cubs would love to add that to ...

The Chicago Cubs ... Unless something dramatic changes in San Diego, the Padres aren't going to keep Cease beyond this season. Maybe the Cubs wouldn't either, especially with Tucker as priority ...

The Chicago Cubs ... San Diego Padres, spent much of this decade in bullpen limbo after missing out on all of the 2021 season due to injury. The 37-year-old re-emerged last season to save 33 games ...

The San Diego Padres ... Chicago Cubs' Triple-A team before signing a minor league deal with San Diego. Peralta, who has a .213 batting average and .337 on-base percentage over 23 Triple-A games ...