Overview

• San Diego fell 3-1 to Chicago in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series, ending the Padres' season.
• With a full count in the ninth, home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called Xander Bogaerts out on a pitch tracked as a ball and widely viewed as ball four.
• Moments earlier, Jackson Merrill hit a solo homer, and after the call Brad Keller hit two batters before Andrew Kittredge recorded the final outs.
• Fan video showed Padres players and coaches confronting the umpiring crew as it left the field following the game.
• Bogaerts called the ruling “terrible” and expressed relief that MLB’s automatic ball-strike challenge system is slated to arrive in 2026.