Overview

• Chicago sealed the No. 4 seed with a 7-3 win over the Cardinals, setting a best-of-three Wild Card Series against San Diego at Wrigley Field beginning Tuesday.
• Michael Busch led the clincher by going 4-for-4 with two homers, a triple and a double for four RBIs before St. Louis issued him an intentional walk.
• The offense surged over the final two games, including a 12-1 rout Friday highlighted by Seiya Suzuki’s grand slam for his 30th homer and Pete Crow-Armstrong’s franchise-first 30-30-30 season.
• The Cubs announced rookie right-hander Cade Horton sustained a right rib fracture and is out for the foreseeable future, prompting rotation and bullpen adjustments for the short series.
• Kyle Tucker returned from a left calf injury and was used as designated hitter to limit running after being reinstated Friday, collecting a hit and a walk in his first game back.