CHICAGO — Monday night presented the perfect microcosm of the 2025 Chicago Cubs offense.

In a big 9-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showcased the keys to their lineup’s success so far this season:

— They displayed power, as Ian Happ and Carson Kelly each hit home runs.

— They used speed to their advantage, as Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner started a two-out rally with their legs.

— They pounced on the other team’s mistakes, taking advantage of four Giants errors on the evening.

— They quickly responded, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fourth after the Giants had tied the game in the top of the fourth.

— They kept adding on, plating insurance runs late in the game to build a comfortable cushion.

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“I think we took advantage of some mistakes tonight but we also put pressure on them with some baserunning moments,” Craig Counsell said postgame. “And then just kept moving the line and ended up with a big number on the board.”

That fourth inning proved to be a decisive frame that spurred the Cubs to victory.

In a 2-2 game, the first two batters of the inning struck out. Then Crow-Armstrong stepped to the plate and hit a tapper just past the mound that had some funky spin on it.

His hustle down the line forced Giants third baseman Matt Chapman — who has five Gold Gloves and two Platinum Gloves to his name — to bobble the ball.

Crow-Armstrong then scooted from first to third base on Hoerner’s hit and the Cubs second baseman took advantage of the situation to steal second. Dansby Swanson followed with a two-out single and just like that, the Cubs had the lead again.

“Give him credit in that moment to not take it for granted and still get down the line and force them into making a mistake,” Swanson said of Crow-Armstrong. “I mean, a guy like Chapman obviously doesn’t make many. But applying pressure, you just never know what can happen.

“And he obviously did that and then that led to a big inning for us, which is huge — him not taking that for granted.”

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The Cubs broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth and again Crow-Armstrong was right in the thick of it on the bases.

After he singled, Crow-Armstrong’s speed and hustle forced an errant throw at second base on Hoerner’s ground ball. On the very next batter, Crow-Armstrong again pressured Chapman into a bobble by dancing off third base, allowing Swanson to reach safely.

The Cubs ended up scoring four more times in the inning to take a commanding 9-2 lead and put the game away.

“I think Pete’s baserunning had something to do with it, for sure,” Counsell said. “Absolutely. That’s what speed does — it speeds the defender up.”

The Cubs feel like they can score in so many different ways, which helps mitigate against prolonged slumps and combat the unpredictable weather at Wrigley Field.

“I mean, it’s incredible,” Kelly said. “You see it today — putting pressure on other teams could lead to some errors and could start a rally. I think that’s what’s so dynamic about this team is we have it in all different aspects.”