These are not uncharted waters for the Padres. While the Cubs are trying to author a new chapter in the franchise’s postseason history, this San Diego squad has been tested in recent Octobers for the precise situation at hand.

At FanDuel Sportsbook, Cease is set at over/under 6.5 strikeouts for Wednesday, with the Over priced +126 and the Under at -172. The model rates the Over 4.5 stars out of 5, as it projects Cease to notch 6.9 strikeouts.

The NL wild card series on Thursday, Oct. 2 will see the Chicago Cubs play host to the San Diego Padres. Action begins at 3:08 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field, and can be watched on ABC. Tickets for Game 3 of the Cubs vs. Padres playoff series are still available on StubHub.

The Chicago Cubs struck first in their National League Wild Card Series with the San Diego Padres and look for a sweep on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.

The Diamondbacks’ wild-card hopes are on fumes after losing their last two games against the Dodgers. Arizona is two games behind the Mets with three games left in the season, but Arizona would also have to leapfrog Cincinnati, which is a game out of the No. 6 seed. The D-backs and Padres have split the first 10 games of the season.