How to Watch Padres vs. Cubs on TV or Streaming Live - Wednesday, May 8

Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres (19-20) will visit Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs (22-15) at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, May 8, with a start time of 2:20 PM ET.

Ahead of San Diego matching up against Chicago, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the article below.

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Padres vs. Cubs Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• Time: 2:20 PM ET
• TV: SDPA
• Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: Wrigley Field

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Pitching Matchup

Padres: Dylan Cease

• Dylan Cease gets the start for the Padres, his eighth of the season. He is 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA and 48 strikeouts through 42 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the righty threw 6 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
• The 28-year-old has a 2.55 ERA and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings across seven games this season, while giving up a batting average of only .140 to his opponents.
• Cease is trying to collect his sixth quality start of the season.
• Cease is looking for his seventh straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.0 frames per appearance on the hill.
• In one of his seven total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.

Cubs: Hayden Wesneski

• Hayden Wesneski (2-0) gets the starting nod for the Cubs, his third of the season.
• His most recent appearance came on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the righty tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
• In four games this season, he has put up a 0.54 ERA and averages 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .150 against him.
• Wesneski is trying to pick up his second quality start of the season.
• Wesneski heads into the matchup with one outing of five or more innings pitched this year.
• In three of his four total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.

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Team Comparison

Padres Offensive Leaders

• Profar is hitting .338 this year, with a .420 on-base percentage and a .538 slugging percentage. He has six home runs and 27 RBI, plus 22 runs scored and two steals on two attempts. His strikeout rate is 14%, and his walk rate is 12%.
• So far this year, Fernando Tatis Jr. is batting .257, with a .785 OPS (.337 on-base, .447 slugging). His strikeout rate is 20.9%, and his walk rate is 9.9%. He has seven home runs and 20 RBI, plus 28 runs scored and six steals on seven attempts.
• Jake Cronenworth's current batting average is .284, and he has six home runs and 25 RBI, plus 19 runs scored. He has a .837 OPS (.348 on-base, .489 slugging). His strikeout rate is 16.1%, and his walk rate is 8.1%.
• The Padres' Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .210, with a .317 on-base percentage and a .377 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 17.9%, and his walk rate is 13.6%. He has five home runs and 21 RBI, plus 22 runs scored and seven steals on eight attempts.

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Cubs Offensive Leaders

• Morel is batting .215/.307/.438 this season with eight home runs, 24 RBI and 21 runs, with four stolen bases on five attempts. He's striking out 21.3% of the time and walking at a 12% clip.
• In 157 plate appearances, Nico Hoerner is hitting .279/.350/.393 this season with a walk rate of 8.3% and a strikeout rate of 8.9%. In addition, he's slammed one home run while driving in 10 runs and scoring 21 times. Plus, he's swiped four bags on six tries.
• This season, Mike Tauchman is batting .280/.415/.450 with three dingers, 10 RBI and 22 runs, with two steals. He's striking out at an 18.7% clip and walking 17.1% of the time.
• At the dish, the Cubs' Cody Bellinger owns a .250/.337/.489 slash line, and he's launched six homers with 11 runs scored and 18 RBI. He's walking and striking out 10.9% and 14.9% of the time, respectively.