It had been a long time since Wrigley Field shook the way it did on Tuesday afternoon. A nervous energy humming through the crowd transformed into full frenzy after the baseball launched by Seiya Suzu

In the last two months, the Chicago Cubs haven’t often seen the version of Seiya Suzuki that put up 25 home runs and 77 RBIs in the first half.

Suzuki, who homered for the fifth time in four days to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals, looks like a fearsome middle-of-the-order presence heading into the postseason.

The Chicago Cubs opened up the first of a best-of-three series against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Matthew Boyd took the mound at Wrigley Field as the duel

Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 30-30 club and Seiya Suzuki became the third Japanese player with 30 home runs in a season Friday for the Chicago Cubs.

Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series. Chicago also got a perfect performance from its bullpen in the franchise’s first playoff win since the 2017 National League Championship Series.

Seiya Suzuki reached 30 home runs for the first time in his career with a seventh-inning grand slam, helping the Cubs to a 12-1 win Friday.

Michael Busch homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched the top NL wild card with a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki also connected for Chicago in its third win in four games. Jameson Taillon (11-7) pitched six effective innings.