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.

Veteran left-handed pitcher Matthew Boyd did his part for the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

None of that matters now. The Cubs are back and they are not going to be an easy out as they showed the Padres today. The Padres played well, but they got beat. The Cubs need one more win to earn an all expenses paid trip to Milwaukee. Whew. If that isn’t the worst lottery prize I’ve ever heard of.

For the first time in five years, the Cubs made their return to the postseason against the Padres as Game 1 kicked off on Tuesday.