The Chicago Cubs had lost their last three playoff series dating back to 2017. That streak is finally over. The Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their Wild Card Round matchup, booking their place in the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers.

"I wish everybody could see it," Dansby Swanson said after the Cubs got past the Padres with a 3-1 win. "Full joy. Amazing.”

Caleb Thielbar got two outs before Daniel Palencia wiggled out of a fifth-inning jam while earning his second win of the series. Drew Pomeranz handled the seventh before Keller worked the eighth. The Cubs supported their bullpen with another solid day in ...

2016 — The Chicago Cubs win their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hits a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early. Chicago is the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals.

The Padres, flexing their postseason mettle, played with the necessary desperation befitting the team on the brink of elimination.

As Crow-Armstrong and the Cubs avoided elimination Wednesday to force NLDS Game 4, fans were buzzing about the team's resilience and clutch performance. Despite the Brewers striking first with a Sal Frelick sacrifice fly to bring in Christian Yelich for a 1-0 lead, the Cubs stormed back with a dominant opening frame.