The Cubs have been striving to return to the postseason since dismantling the old core group that helped the franchise end its 108-year World Series drought in 2016. The Padres have been one of baseball’s elite teams in recent years,

Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series. Chicago also got a perfect performance from its bullpen in the franchise's first playoff win since the 2017 National League Championship Series.

CHICAGO — The sudden pop of back-to-back home runs by Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Field, pushing the San Diego Padres to the brink of playoff elimination.

It had been a long time since Wrigley Field shook the way it did on Tuesday afternoon. A nervous energy humming through the crowd transformed into full frenzy after the baseball launched by Seiya Suzu

The Chicago Cubs acted aggressively over the offseason by acquiring Kyle Tucker, a superstar on an expiring deal, in a trade with the Houston Astros, but didn't

The Chicago Cubs opened their wild card series against the San Diego Padres with a win on Tuesday in a best-of-three showdown.Cubbies are remaining hopeful as it's the first time in eight years that Wrigley Field welcomed back a full house for October baseball.

Seiya Suzuki watched the playoffs on TV after each of his first three years in the majors. He gets to play this time around, and he is determined to make the most of the opportunity.

The team announced Boyd will start Tuesday against the Padres in the first game of the National League wild-card series.