Playoff baseball is back at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs will host the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card series on Tuesday afternoon. While the Cubs' offense has been inconsistent during the second half of the 2025 season, as the 2025 MLB Playoffs get underway, several key players have heated up at the right time.
In a shortened three-game series, riding the hot hand could be the key for the Cubs to advance out of the National League Wild Card and start the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend.