Overview

• Chicago clinched the best-of-three at Wrigley Field with a 3-1 victory, as Jameson Taillon delivered four scoreless innings before the bullpen secured the final outs.
• Trade-deadline addition Andrew Kittredge appeared in all three games and recorded the final two outs of the clincher.
• Michael Busch hit a solo home run and Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in a run while adding a five-star sliding catch with a 10% catch probability.
• Run prevention remained the club’s edge, with Statcast crediting Chicago’s defense at +41 runs this season and Padres manager Mike Shildt saying Swanson nearly beat them with his glove.
• The NLDS against the Brewers opens Saturday afternoon on TBS, and Swanson later thanked Chicago fans in a message shared on the team’s X account.