The Cubs scored a total of six runs across three Wild Card games, which was one more than the Padres scraped out. Six of the 11 total runs came on homers, with Manny Machado‘s two-run shot in Game 2 standing as the only non-solo dinger. That’s a testament to the outstanding pitching from both teams, particularly the bullpens, but the Cubs’ gloves sure did a lot of the heavy lifting when it came to making their pitchers look good.
“I thought the defense was the MVP of the series,” Jed Hoyer said on the field after the win.