For a third straight game in the 2025 MLB playoffs, Padres manager Mike Shildt is running out the same lineup. Facing the Chicago Cubs on the road for Game 3 of the NL Wild Card round, all faith will once again be put into this starting order.
This lineup was a disaster in Game 1, but they acclimated to the postseason environment in Game 2 with a win to even the series. The one 'controversial' sequence in their lineup is hitters 6-8, who all bat left-handed. In two games, Ryan O'Hearn, Gavin Sheets, and Jake Cronenworth are hitting a combined 1-for-17.