The Chicago Cubs nailed down home field for the upcoming Wild Card Series by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 at Wrigley Field on Saturday. The victory confirms the No. 4 seed in the National League and sets up a best-of-three showdown with the San Diego Padres starting Tuesday.

The headline of the afternoon was Michael Busch , who turned in one of the most remarkable individual games of the 2025 season. The Cubs' first baseman went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a triple, a double, and four runs batted in. That combination made him the first player in franchise history since the early 1900s to collect multiple homers, a triple, and a double in the same contest. His effort also gave him 13 total bases, matching a career-high set on July 4, when he hit three home runs in another win a

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