The Chicago Cubs are headed back to the playoffs for the first time in five years after beating the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs clinched their long-awaited playoff berth on Wednesday after beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4, at PNC Park. But the work isn’t done just yet

Ian Happ hit a homer and drove in three runs Wednesday as the Chicago Cubs secured their first Major League Baseball post-season berth since 2020 with an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Happ and Moises Ballesteros hit back-to-back home runs as the Cubs put up four runs in the first inning and added another three in the seventh -- when Happ and Justin Turner hit run-scoring singles.

The Chicago Cubs clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2020 season with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

Not since they won the NL Central crown in 2017 had the Cubs experienced a true postseason celebration before Wednesday. The team was limited to high-fives and fist bumps after clinching the National League Central title during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season,

Ahead of the first day of the MLB postseason, rosters for the wild card round have officially been set. All eight teams unveiled the 26-man squads they will be rolling with for the best-of-three series beginning on Tuesday.

The San Diego Padres were terrific at Petco Park this season, going 52-29 on their way to an NL wild card. It was a different story on the road, where Manny Machado and company finished with a 38-43 record.