CHICAGO — Two days before his first Major League Baseball playoff game, Seiya Suzuki tried to envision what the experience and environment might entail.

Suzuki hadn’t asked any of his 14 Chicago Cubs teammates who previously played in a postseason to describe it. Instead, Suzuki found a YouTube video of Cubs fans’ filmed live reactions to big playoff moments. Throughout this season, Suzuki would pull up the montage when he needed a pick-me-up or a reminder of his and the team’s goal.

That was on his mind before Game 1 of the wild-card series Tuesday against the San Diego Padres.

“I was really moved by it, just watching the games, watching the fans, how much passion they have, how much support they have with the team,” Suzuki said Sunday through interpreter Edwin Stanberry. ” In the regu

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