Game 1; game won. The Cubs held off the Padres 3-1 with timely offense and stellar pitching, featuring their buHere’s how the Cubs won Game 1 of the NL Wild Card game to set up a clinching Game 2 on Wednesday. The Cubs’ offense needed a wake upNico Hoerner hit a single in the first inning, but that was all the Cubs mustered in the first half of the Wild Card opener. The last time the Cubs hit back-to-back postseason dingers was on Oct. 15, 2016, when Miguel Montero and Dexter Fowler did so on Oct. 15, 2016 vs. the Dodgers. Matthew Boyd proved itAfter being named the Cubs’ Game 1 starter on Monday, Boyd was emotional.