CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday at Wrigley Field to win their National League playoff series. A crowd of 40,895 watched the Cubs take the best-of-three series two games to one. Chicago scored two runs in the second inning and added another on a Michael Busch solo home run in the seventh. San Diego’s only run came on a Jackson Merrill homer in the ninth. Daniel Palencia earned the win in relief for the Cubs, while Yu Darvish took the loss for the Padres. Andrew Kittredge recorded the save.