The celebration is on.

The Chicago Cubs have won the NL Wild Card series, beating the Padres 3-1.

Here are six reasons the Cubs clinched the NL Wild Card at Wrigley Field on Thursday to move on to the NL Division series.

Dansby Swanson

The probable Gold Glove winner showed off his stuff on Thursday.

He flashed the leather on multiple occasions, making seven outs. The Cubs don’t keep the Padres scoreless without his glove.

He also took a walk in the second inning that drove in the Cubs’ second run of the game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong

The Cubs’ MVP candidate was hitless in his first two games. He was frustraed with his performance postgame on Wednesday. He responded with a three-hit game, including hitting the first RBI of the game.

He also caught the final out of the game, sending Wrig

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