The Cubs offense came to life in Thursday’s decisive Game 3 of the wild-card series against San Diego, but there were plenty of missed opportunities.

After sitting on a 2-0 lead for most of the game, Michael Busch tacked on a solo home run leading off the seventh inning and the Cubs beat the Padres 3-1 before another full house at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs advance to face the Milwaukee Brewers, beginning Saturday at American Family Field, time to be determined. Sunday is an off-day for the National League, so Game 2 in Milwaukee is Monday, before the scene shifts to Wrigley Field on Wednesday and Thursday, if necessary in the best-of-five series.

The Cubs piled up 13 hits in Game 3 but left eight runners on base. After Busch’s home run, Nico Hoerner just missed going back-to-back, hitting

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