CHICAGO -- There are a bunch of Cubs players who can contribute in all phases of the game, which is one of the reasons why the North Siders finished the regular season at 92-70 and earned a spot in the National League Wild Card Series against the Padres.

Dansby Swanson sat at the front of this list during the Cubs’ 3-1 victory in Game 1 of this series at an electric Wrigley Field on Tuesday afternoon, saving two runs with three slick plays defensively and scoring an important insurance run with his legs in the eighth inning.

“To win any baseball game, you've got to make outs [into] outs,” Swanson said. “They came my way today. We’ve got so many good defenders on this team that guys have made plays all year. But it’s really important. … That’s what postseason baseball is about. You’ve

See Full Page