After a fair amount of speculation regarding the Padres’ starter for Wednesday afternoon, we finally have our answer. According to the team’s recent Twitter update, Chris Paddack will be the starter for Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park.
The 24-year old was the Padres’ ace last season as a rookie when he went 9-7 with a 3.33 ERA through 26 starts. He unfortunately regressed a bit in his sophomore campaign after going 4-5 in 12 starts during the 2020 regular season with an ERA of 4.