The Chicago Cubs continue their pivotal three-game series with the New York Mets on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.

Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs as the Cubs won for the seventh time in eight games to clinch their first postseason berth since 2020.

The Chicago Cubs clinch their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

The Cubs beat NL Central rival Pittsburgh 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon, and officially clinched a berth in the 2025 MLB Playoffs. The Cubs came into Wednesday's game with their magic number down to one.

Chicago has been without their star right fielder Kyle Tucker since he exited a game against the Washington Nationals on September 2 with a left calf strain. Tucker has had an up-and-down first season with the Cubs after they acquired him from the Houston Astros in a blockbuster trade ahead of the 2025 season.

In theory, the Cubs could still win the National League Central and get a first-round bye. But they entered Friday six games back of the Brewers with a little more than a week left in the season, so they’d need a stunning collapse by Milwaukee to make that unlikely outcome a reality.

Nico Hoerner’s two-run double in the seventh inning Sunday lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Wrigley Field.

Oneil Cruz hit his first home run since August and Hunter Barco got the win in his big-league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.