Padres Survive Late Scare To Take First Game of Cubs Series| Braden Surprenant Show (Full Show - April 28, 2026)

Last night showed that pesky can beat power as the Padres take the first game of this three-game series against the Chicago Cubs in their first meeting since last year's Wild Card Series behind nine runs on 14 hits. Braden is back from Stagecoach to break down the series opener against the Cubbies including a rough win for Randy Vásquez, the end of Mason Miller's scoreless innings streak and a potential injury to Manny Machado. We will also get Braden's take on whether or not Germán Márquez has passed Walker Buehler in the starting rotation battle, Jake Cronenworth's continued struggles, an update on Jeremiah Estrada and comedians Josh Nelson and Louie Centanni come in for a visit in-studio