CHICAGO -- There was no most valuable player chosen in the best-of-three National League Wild Card Series between the Padres and Cubs, won by Chicago via a 3-1 series-deciding victory Thursday evening at Wrigley Field.

If there was one chosen, Padres manager Mike Shildt would have cast his vote for Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson . Not for anything the veteran did at the plate, but for his game-altering defense during wins in Game 1 and Game 3 .

“Dansby played his tail off, man. He almost single-handedly beat us with his glove,” said Shildt after the Padres’ elimination. “One thing that we don't talk about as much anymore is your defense, and this time of year, your defense -- we play great defense, but Dansby Swanson absolutely beat us with his glove this series.”

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