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Braves walk-off Cubs in 10, dealing their playoff hopes another blow

The Cubs (82-76) handed the third National League wild-card spot to the Marlins (82-76), who split a doubleheader against the Mets. The Marlins hold the tiebreaker over the Cubs.

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Egregious Missed Foul Ball Call Leads Directly to Cubs Run, Braves Manager’s Ejection

The home plate umpire’s mistake resulted in a run scoring for Chicago.

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Cubs activate Jeimer Candelario off IL; Adbert Alzolay isn’t far behind

Alzolay said he hopes to be reinstated Friday.

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Mets Owner Apologizes to Angry Marlins for Having to Postpone Key Game

New York postponed the game on Tuesday due to the impact of rain over the weekend.

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SI:AM | Two More Playoff Spots Clinched

The Phillies and Brewers punched their tickets to October.

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Seiya Suzuki’s dropped fly ball to blow a late Cubs lead was just so heartbreaking

An awful error that was so hard to watch.

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Cubs Lose Pivotal Game Thanks to a Little League-Type of Error by Outfielder

This was a heartbreaking way to lose a game.

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Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson looks at return to Atlanta as a chance to ‘recharge’

Notes: Closer Adbert Alzolay and corner infielder Jeimer Candelario are nearing returns.

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Cubs blow six-run lead, fall to Braves in stunning fashion

The Braves took the lead on Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki’s two-out error in the eighth inning. The Cubs dropped a game behind the Diamondbacks in the battle for the second wild-card spot and saw their lead over the Marlins for the third and final spot cut to a half-game.

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Are Cubs fans too spoiled to throw their hearts into a wild-card-or-bust scenario?

The innocent romances of pre-2016 playoff years are relics, but if we can find our inner rubes — they’ve got to be in there somewhere — it might be a lot of fun.

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Win probability added just another category in which Cody Bellinger is leading Cubs

Baseball by the Numbers: Bellinger’s 2.53 WPA leads Ian Happ’s 1.85, Nico Hoerner’s 1.61 and Mike Tauchman’s 1.26. A WPA of 1 represents adding 100% to the chance of winning one game.

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‘Keep this momentum going’: Analyzing the Cubs’ potential path to the postseason

The Cubs have six games left in the regular season, split between Atlanta and Milwaukee.

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Cubs following a bumpy road in journey to playoff berth

They get a 4-3 win over the Rockies in the regular-season home finale.

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Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong stays engaged despite lack of playing time

“Sitting on the bench watching the game for six to nine innings, it’s easy to stay engaged when we’re playing the type of baseball we’re playing,” Crow-Armstrong said.

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Julian Merryweather cleans up his mess after Tommy Hottovy’s visit

Until Merryweather was able to escape his bases-loaded jam, sealing a scoreless inning in an eventual 6-3 win, the litany of reliever injury updates Saturday were top of mind.

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How Cubs’ Marcus Stroman ended up starting against the Rockies on Saturday

Stroman allowed three runs in three innings in his first start back from the IL.

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Cubs manager David Ross says Marcus Stroman will start Saturday vs. Rockies

In the wake of the surprise news of Marcus Stroman’s return to the rotation, there was no word on how the Cubs will reorder their starters.

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Cubs get back on track in playoff push by taking care of business vs. NL-worst Rockies

With the win, the Cubs moved back into the NL’s third wild-card spot.

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Cubs Manager David Ross Sideswipes Pirates in Frustrated Message to His Own Team

Losing a series to an under-.500 team could cost the Cubs a playoff spot.

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Kyle Hendricks is showing he could repeat this season — he should do it with Cubs

Hendricks pitched at Wrigley Field on Thursday for the last time this regular season. Whether he’ll be back is up to the Cubs.

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Cubs drop two of three to Pirates: ‘We’ve just got to turn it around’

Any promising signs the Cubs had shown in the first two games against the Pirates evaporated in an 8-6 loss Thursday.

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Blackhawks lose analytics guru Jeff Greenberg, who becomes Detroit Tigers’ general manager

Greenberg had spearheaded the Hawks’ analytics department growth as associate general manager, but he spent only 16 months in the role before getting a bigger job.

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Cubs’ Justin Steele can’t escape 4th inning vs. Pirates in loss

Steele has been charged with six runs in each of his last two starts.

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How Cubs’ Alexander Canario seized his rare major-league opportunity

Canario became the first Cub in the modern era (since 1901) to hit a grand slam in his first MLB start.

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Alexander Canario’s grand slam leads Cubs in offensive breakout vs. Pirates

Nick Madrigal strained his right hamstring and left the Cubs’ 13-inning game Saturday in the 10th.

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