The Chicago Cubs face the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, April 29, at 3:10 PM CT. The Cubs are currently 18-12, marking their third consecutive season with this record after 30 games.
Key points
Cubs are 18-12 after 30 games for the third straight season
Last better record after 30 games was 24-6 in 2016
Cubs won rubber games against Padres in seven of 14 series
Cubs are 21-4 at San Diego when scoring at least eight runs
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Wednesday notes…
18-12 AGAIN: After 30 games, the Cubs are 18-12 for the third straight season and the fifth of the last eight. The last year they were better through 30 games was 2016, when they were 24-6, which tied 1907 for their best 30-game start since 1901. They have had a winning percentage higher than .600 through 30 games in 20 seasons, but only seven after 1934, including .633 (19-11) in 1995 and 2001. This is the ninth season they have been 18-12: 1927-28, 1938, 2008 and the five starting in 2019. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE: This is the 14th of the Cubs’ 86 series at San Diego in which they have lost the first game, then won the second. In seven of the previous, the Cubs won the third game, including in one four-game series. The wins in rubber games were in 1972, 1973, 1984, 1992, 2015 and 2021. They lost the third game in 1979, 1980, 1995, 2011, 2013 and 2024. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
RUN SCORING NOTES: Monday night, the Cubs lost for the first time at San Diego when scoring exactly seven runs. They had been 18-0. Last night, they won with eight runs. It was their 10th such win at San Diego. But they had lose three games: the first of its kind, 11-8, in 1970, and then the two before last night, both by 9-8, in 2019 and 2024. In all games at San Diego with at least eight runs, the Cubs are 21-4. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
BASE STEALING NOTES: The Cubs won last night despite the Padres stealing three bases. Since 2024, the Cubs are 6-29 when opponents have stolen three or more bases. Before last night, they had lost seven in a row and 10 of 11. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
What is the current record of the Chicago Cubs as of April 29?
The Chicago Cubs have a record of 18-12 as of April 29.
When did the Cubs last have a better record than 18-12 after 30 games?
The last time the Cubs had a better record than 18-12 after 30 games was in 2016, when they were 24-6.
How have the Cubs performed in rubber games against the Padres?
The Cubs have won the rubber game against the Padres in seven out of 14 series where they lost the first game.
What is the Cubs' win-loss record at San Diego when scoring at least eight runs?
The Cubs have a win-loss record of 21-4 at San Diego when scoring at least eight runs.
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Jameson Taillon has had some good starts this year, and some where he’s allowed too many home runs and runs. On the other hand, even when he allowed a season-high six runs and three homers to the Pirates, he struck out 10. So he’s been a useful fifth starter type. Unfortunately, with injuries the Cubs need him to step it up better than that.
Jamo threw four shutout innings against the Padres in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series last October, and allowed two runs in 5.1 innings to the Padres April 14, 2025 in San Diego.
Keeping the ball in the yard will help this afternoon, Jamo.
Matt Waldron spent much of 2024 in the Padres rotation, then spent almost all of last year in the minor leagues, making just one MLB start.
This year, he has made two starts for the Padres and given up six runs in both of them. I’d think the Cubs would take that this afternoon. He has never faced the Cubs and only Alex Bregman (0-for-2) and Michael Conforto (1-for-5, a double) have ever faced him.
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