Padres vs. Cubs Game 2 tonight: time, TV and a shot at the NLDS

The Padres are one win away from the National League Division Series. After an 8-0 win over the Cubs in Game 1 on Tuesday, San Diego leads the best-of-three Wild Card Series 1-0, and Game 2 starts tonight at 7 p.m. Pacific at Petco Park.

The game streams on Peacock and airs on NBCSN, according to NBC San Diego. The station also notes it can be watched through YouTube TV, Hulu and other services that carry the channel. If you are heading to the ballpark, plan for a warm evening, since temperatures across Southern California are climbing this week.

The Padres named right-hander Nick Pivetta as their Game 2 starter. Sports Illustrated reported that he missed nearly five months with an elbow injury, returned in early September and posted a 1.45 ERA in four starts after coming back. He also faced the Cubs in last year's Wild Card Series.

If San Diego wins tonight, the series is over and the Padres travel to face the Milwaukee Brewers, who finished with the best regular-season record in baseball, in the NLDS starting Saturday, October 3. If the Cubs win, the series goes to a deciding Game 3 at Petco Park on Thursday, which NBC San Diego says may start at 5 p.m. Pacific.

If you are watching from home with friends, check tonight's streaming login before 7 p.m., and keep Thursday evening open just in case there is a Game 3.