It was more or less a pitchers duel in Chicago last night and not a longball in sight even with the wind blowing out, but the Cubbies got the timely hits and took the first game of this three-game series from the Padres in a crucial series for Wild Card supremacy. Braden is here to break down last night's game including Griffin Canning's outing, Jake Cronenworth's return and the big night at the plate for Miguel Andújar and Xander Bogaerts. We will also be joined by Bob Scanlan from Chicago to recap the Padres-Dodgers series over the weekend and the current series against the Cubs and we take a deeper look into the the bump that Major League Baseball is getting with the World Cup being in the United States

Braden and Frank recap the open of the show today by discussing the mental errors that are mounting up for the Padres and why they need to stop before previewing tonight's game against the Cubbies

Braden and Frank go through today's World Cupdate after a wild Round of 32 day yesterday and then discuss the Padres options at the trade deadline and the reasons why selling isn't one of them

Braden is joined by Bob Scanlan to discuss the latest news an note from the Padres before getting into today's Sports Thread

Braden and Frank discuss the Padres series opening loss to the Chicago Cubs last night and some of the issues that plague the Padres in situational awareness and fundamentals that were highlighted during last night's game

A series that started off well with a win on Friday turned into a disaster as the Padres drop two out of three to the Los Angeles Dodgers and prepare to head to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field to take on the Cubs starting tonight. Braden is here with a recap of this weekend's series against the Dodgers including the rough outings for Randy Vásquez and Michael King, the Padres offense starting to get steady production and an ace-caliber outing out of Walker Buehler. We will then get our first World Cupdate of the Knockout Rounds and our predictions for the rest of the tournament before previewing the Padres series in Chicago against the Cubbies.

Braden and Frank discuss whether or not another month or so of Walker Buehler performing like this could earn him a contract extension before getting to today's roster moves for the Padres and a series preview against the Cubbies

Braden and Frank go through today's World Cupdate after a long weekend and many matches into the Knockout Stages before asking what has happened to Jackson Merrill and if Walker Buehler his turned into the Padres ace after a career renaissance

Braden is joined by Lake Elsinore Storm broadcaster Josh Richardson for our monthly visit with the Padres Low-A affiliate before discussing the major problem the Padres starting rotation is becoming and the issues throughout the pitching staff that it is causing

Braden and Frank take a look back at the weekend against the Dodgers and discuss why this weekend wasn't as important as this week against Chicago before diving into why these series against the Dodgers aren't as meaningful for the sake of a "measuring stick series" as they used to be