CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Cubs have secured home-field advantage for their National League Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres.

Going into Saturday's action against St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field, Chicago had a magic number of one for clinching the top NL Wild Card and home-field advantage in the first round.

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The Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3.

The Cubs and Padres play Game 1 of their best-of-three series on Tuesday.

The last time the Cubs hosted a postseason game at Wrigley Field with fans in attendance was in October 2018. It is their first postseason appearance since 2020, when no fans were in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier Saturday, the Cubs placed Cade Horton on the 15-day injured list, si

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