For the first time in five years, there will be Chicago Cubs blue in the MLB postseason.

The Cubs beat NL Central rival Pittsburgh 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon, and officially clinched a berth in the 2025 MLB Playoffs.

What we know:

The Cubs came into Wednesday's game with their magic number down to one.

They flipped that number to zero with their offense showing up when they needed it the most.

The Cubs enjoyed two spurts of offense on Wednesday. That manifested in a four-run first inning and a three-run sixth inning that made up for Matthew Boyd's outing where he allowed four runs on seven hits. Porter Hodge and Aaron Civale held in relief, while Taylor Rogers closed the game.

The Cubs led 7-4, and added a run in the eighth as Justin Turner singled home Nico Hoerner for an insurance

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