US EditionDansby Swanson leads stellar defensive performance for Cubs in NL Wild Card Series
Dansby Swanson's defense helped the Cubs limit scoring chances in a low-run series, contributing to their first playoff series win since 2017, with Chicago saving 41 runs defensively.
- On Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, the Chicago Cubs eliminated the San Diego Padres with a clinching 3-1 victory at Wrigley Field, advancing to the NLDS.
- With a focus on run prevention, the three-game series produced only 11 runs, so the Chicago Cubs relied on their gloves more than their bats, ranking second by Stacast Fielding Run Value with +41 runs saved.
- Dansby Swanson made a leaping catch over Manny Machado on a Jackson Merrill ball in Game 3, sixth inning, and threw out Luis Arraez to Michael Busch after briefly bobbling a grounder.
- Yesterday's win advanced the Chicago Cubs to the NLDS, secured largely by defense, with Padres manager Mike Shildt saying he would have voted for Dansby Swanson as the series' best player.
- Chicago invested $177 million to acquire Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs shortstop, whose two-time Gold Glove defense could put him in postseason MVP conversation after this series.
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Usa newsDefensive whiz Dansby Swanson leads Cubs’ wild-card win: ‘He almost single-handedly beat us with his glove’
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Dansby Swanson leads stellar defensive performance for Cubs in NL Wild Card Series
Dansby Swanson just kept making plays for the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Series. Grounders up the middle and in the hole. Soft liners and popups.
Dansby's glove highlights stellar Cubs defense in Wild Card Series win
CHICAGO -- There was no most valuable player chosen in the best-of-three National League Wild Card Series between the Padres and Cubs, won by Chicago via a 3-1 series-deciding victory Thursday evening at Wrigley Field.
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