The Chicago Cubs' offense did just enough to sneak past the San Diego Padres in the National League Wild Card Series - and the team's superb pitching was the driving force behind that victory in the end. Now, tasked with taking down their biggest rivals and the #1 seed Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs need more from the bats.
Entering Game 2 on Monday, six Cubs players have struck out in at least 40 percent of their at-bats this postseason - including gaudy marks from Dansby Swanson (69 percent K rate) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (50 percent). Chicago clubbed three home runs in Saturday's 9-3 Game 1 loss, but all three came with nobody on base.